Red, Kris, Gold and Yellow: Sadness and Love
Disclaimer: I do not own these characters or Pokémon!
A/N: Kris in my story looks like her appearance in Pokemon Crystal, while Lyra is based off of Pokemon Heartgold's artwork. This is done to differentiate between the two.
Hi everyone! My name's Kris, I'm 21 years old and I'm a capturer for Professor Oak! Managing to capture every nonlegendary Pokémon in Kanto, Johto, Hoenn and Sinnoh wasn't easy at all, but thanks to Red, I was able to complete my task for Professor Oak, as well as doing studies on each Pokémon in their natural habitat.
Speaking of Red, I wonder where he is, his nickname might be the Battler but I hope he isn't doing any battling today, his birthday is tomorrow and it'd be best if he relaxes and doesn't strain him or his Pokémon. I was thinking of asking Blue for advice, but she might just end up pulling a prank on Red and if I asked Green, he would probably join Blue in pranking Red…I feel horrible that I'm not even able to think of anything really nice for Red's birthday, I would call his mother, but Red insisted on her vacationing in Lilycove City and I don't want to disturb her.
I couldn't help but blush a little when deciding on how to plan Red's birthday, every year, all of the different Dex holders would throw a party for each other on their birthdays, with a different person each year doing it. I giggled when I remembered how Ruby planned my party last year with red and pink tulips and a cake designed like a dress. All of the females had to wear dresses as well, much to the annoyance of Sapphire.
I'm really thrilled about throwing a party for Red this year, I always had a crush on him from since we were little kids and knowing Red for twelve years made me that crush only increase as time went on. However, after knowing Gold for quite a while, he eventually asked me out and Yellow did the same with Red. We're both happy being with them, though they've been acting odd recently but despite this, Gold is nice to me and Yellow treats Red good as well, which makes me happy for the both of us. Aside from that though, Red probably wouldn't have a crush on me anyway.
"I'm going to be planning a wonderful party for him, though I feel unusually giddy, like Gold would say, I'm not being a Super Serious Gal, but just a nervous wreck. I shouldn't even be so stressed out, especially since Red was able to convince Gold and I to relocate to Viridian City a while back, plus he was nice enough to find some affordable houses for us so I don't have to worry about taking the Magnet Train and waking up a few hours earlier to reach Red's home. Even though I pretty much live in the Professor's lab anyway, it'll be nice to have a couple of days off and spend time with everyone. My mom likes it here much better, though she's vacationing in Fortree City now, she'll be back in a few days. Usually White and Black have so much things to do, I really hope they can attend Red's party, that would be nice. Maybe I should call Gold on my Pokégear and ask him if he has any ideas for what to plan for Red. Hah, Gold would be making so many jokes right now, he would say that I sound like Red's girlfriend and it does sound that way, but I'm with Gold. Hopefully Gold wouldn't mind me calling him now, after all, Red is my best friend and I'd love to do something nice for my friends!" I thought to myself as I called Gold, hoping he would pick up.
After hearing the Pokégear ring several times, I hanged up, slightly confused that Gold wasn't picking up, whereas he would usually pick up right away. Thinking nothing of it, I figured that I should head to Yellow's house to see if she has any ideas, I was about to start walking towards the Viridian Forest until I realized that calling her would be better since her home is close to the Viridian Forest and I wouldn't want to intrude when she's drawing or sleeping.
I went through my Pokégear and called Yellow and also let it ring out several times, hoping she would pick up. Unfortunately, just like Gold, Yellow didn't answer, so I contemplated that maybe calling Lyra or Silver would be a good idea. I figured I would call Silver, hoping that at least he would pick up and thankfully, after a few rings, he did.
"Hi Silver, sorry if I'm interrupting anything! I was curious if you possibly had any ideas for what I can plan for Red's birthday tomorrow?" I asked.
"Hello Kris, I'm with Lyra at the moment but she's making some food! Ah, you're planning Red's birthday this year? Let me think…what to plan for Red…er…well, I don't have many ideas, but the only one I can think of involves you throwing him a simple surprise party, would that be a decent idea? It's simple compared to everything anyone has planned for any of our birthdays recently, but it'll certainly be different." Silver said.
"That could work, thank you so much Silver! The party is going to be at 7:30 P.M.!" I said.
"Glad I could help, see you at the party Kris." Silver said as I was about to hang up.
"Oh! Silver, I wanted to ask you something, did you see Gold or Yellow at all today? I tried calling them and they didn't answer." I said.
"I didn't see Yellow at all today, but I did see Gold a half hour ago by the Pokémart, he looked really happy, I said hi to him but he didn't even say anything back. Some rival he is." Silver said.
"Wow, sorry about that Silver, thanks for letting me know that you saw Gold. I'll try looking for him!" I said.
"It's alright, Gold has been like that for the past few days, he's only like that whenever he's around Viridian City, he seemed normal when he was in Pallet Town, or as normal as he can be. Since I didn't see Yellow today, maybe you should check up on her, she could be sick or something. Bye Kris, Lyra needs me to help her with cooking!" Silver said.
"I'll do that, thanks again, bye!" I said as I hanged up.
'Hmm, Gold appears to be giddy when he's in Viridian City and nowhere else? Maybe he found his new favorite restaurant or something. Well, if Yellow is sick, she'll need someone to help her feel better and since her and Red are dating, he'll definitely be able to nurse her back to health. I'll still pay her a visit to see how she is.' I thought to myself as I went inside Viridian Forest and eventually got close to Yellow's house.
As I reached the front door, I saw some movement inside through the kitchen window, I figured it was Red making Yellow some soup and as I peered in, I saw Yellow…and Gold passionately kissing each other. Seeing Yellow and Gold kiss nearly made me collapse in shock, but I hid myself underneath the windowsill as I tried to listen to their conversation, feeling infuriated for Gold kissing Yellow, while Yellow was doing the same.
"Yellow, you kiss really well, much better than Kris. I feel a bit bad though, won't Red and Kris be upset?" Gold said as I started to grit my teeth, resisting the urge to get one of my Pokéballs and kick it in Gold's face.
"That's okay if they are, Red might be the Pokémon Champion of Kanto and Johto, but you're still better than he is in every way." Yellow said as I heard them kissing, my anger nearly turning to tears as I felt bad for Red and how Yellow really felt about him.
I couldn't hear anything more as their footsteps went upstairs, but I knew I had to tell Red what I saw and I ran as fast as I could out of the Viridian Forest, the tears that I held back now streaming down my face. After running for a bit, I found myself in Pallet Town and I sat under a tree as I did my best to stop crying, though the tears only continued even as I did my best to wipe them away. I knew I had to tell Red, but I was so distraught from seeing Gold and Yellow kiss that I just had to regain my composure, though it was extremely hard for me to do.
"Kris?! Why are you crying? What happened?" A familiar voice asked as I looked up to see who it was.
Despite my tears, I had to smile when I saw that it was Red, he and my mother were the only ones I could show my emotions around. At the same time, I also felt like crying once more because Red had no idea about Yellow and Gold and I was worried about his reaction once I told him. To my surprise, Red sat down next to me and gently put my head on his shoulder as my sobbing stopped, though now I felt my face getting a bit hot.
"W-well…you're probably going to laugh at this, but I went over to Yellow's house today, I figured since Silver told me he hadn't seen her at all today like he usually would and said she might be sick or something, I would pay her a visit. When I made my way to her house, I saw her and Gold kissing…I know it sounds crazy…" I said as I turned to see Red's expression.
I felt horrible seeing him nearly on the verge of tears and soon, a few tears of his own went down his face. It just bothered me seeing Red cry since he's usually so resilient, but I went and took the sleeve of my lab coat and gently wiped his tears from his face. He gave me a smile as I did the same and hoping to make him feel just a little better, I decided to give Red an embrace, which made him gasp in surprise, though he hugged me back and stopped crying a short while later.
"You're not crazy Kris, I've known you for twelve years! I could tell that Yellow seemed a bit different but…I never thought she'd be kissing Gold. I'm sorry that he hurt you." Red said.
"Thank you Red, I'm just a bit angry since Yellow hurt you too, do you think they'll be happy together?" I asked as we both decided to stand up and walk around Pallet Town.
"I hope so, they may have hurt us, but at least they seem happy. I actually had a reservation to take Yellow to the Pokémon Restaurant at 6 P.M. of course, I can't do that now. Would…would you like to go with me instead?" Red asked.
"You…you would want to go with me? I'd love to go with you though I'm a bit worried because I heard that place is super expensive. I wouldn't be able to pay for my dinner and I certainly wouldn't want you to pay, that wouldn't be nice of me!" I said as Red smiled.
"I'm the Pokémon Champion, I'll be more than happy to pay for both of our dinners. I insist on treating you tonight. Since it's such an upscale restaurant, there's going to be a dress code, I have a suit at my place." Red said.
"Oh no, I…I don't have anything fancy to wear, all I have are these work clothes and some casual shirts!" I said.
"That's not a problem, we can go to the Viridian City dress store if you'd like!" Red said.
"But…that place is expensive too! I can't afford anything there, a pair of shoes probably cost more than I make in a year!" I said as Red took my hand, which made me blush.
"Don't you worry about paying for anything tonight. You need someone to help you forget the sadness that your heart feels and so do I. Please Kris, let me make you happy." Red said as I felt my heart start racing.
"I love how that sounds, I'm ready to go when you are, Red." I said as Red and I walked to Viridian City, after a few minutes of walking around, we found the dress store and headed inside.
"Alright Kris, I'll be by your side and if you see anything you like, please just pick it up and hand it to me." Red said with a smile.
Though I still felt bad about having Red buy anything for me, let alone hold them for me, I did notice this one dress in particular which looked rather nice.
"Woah…this dress is amazing, I love the color, the light blue looks nice and the ruby in the middle clashes really well with it." I said as I looked at the price, staggering back a bit.
"Kris! Are you okay?" Red said.
"I…I'm good, I just saw the price of this dress…eight thousand Pokédollars?!" I said in shock, as Red casually held it in his hands and examined it.
"Hmm, this is a nice dress, it really matches your beauty and elegance." Red said as I couldn't help but blush.
"You think I'm beautiful and elegant? Thank you Red, that was sweet of you! Maybe…maybe I should try it on?" I said as I glanced over at the nearby changing room.
"If you feel like it's something you would like, go ahead!" Red said as I smiled at him and went over to the changing room, trying to see if the dress fit.
To my surprise, it fit perfectly snug, it wasn't too constricting or anything and I checked out the dress in the mirror, noticing how the back of the dress had a few blue flowers, which really made it look great. The dress didn't touch the ground or go above my knees, which really added to how great it looked and felt. Happy with how the dress looked, I picked up my work clothes and hat, leaving the changing room and headed back to where Red was. I giggled when Red saw me in the dress, he looked so surprised to see me that he still had the same expression even as I walked right up to him.
"Red? Are you alright?" I asked as Red snapped out of his daze.
"Yes, I'm okay! You just look really amazing, the manager helped me find the shoes that match with the dress as well." Red said as he took out a pair of shoes, which were the color of the dress with a ruby in the middle of each shoe.
I tried on the shoes and I was taken aback by how soft they were, after taking off my shoes and trying on these extravagant ones and getting a feel for them, I put them back in the box as Red had a smile on his face.
"I'm ready when you are, this dress is really nice, are you sure you want to pay for this dress and shoes?" I asked.
"I'm sure of it, you deserve to be treated well!" Red said as he carried the shoes to the register while delicately holding my clothes and hat.
'Oh Red, why wouldn't Yellow be happy with you? I don't understand it, but then again, she's with Gold. Spending time with Red is great, I always thought it was odd that Gold would never really take me out anywhere. I knew I was in love with Red before being with Gold and now I'm infatuated with Red, I'll make sure tonight is going to be fun, it's the least I can do since he insists on paying. Maybe I can ask Professor Oak if I can work overtime so I'm able to pay Red back for all the money that he spent.' I thought to myself as Red put the shoes down on the register.
"Hi, found everything okay today, Champion Red?" The manager said.
"I definitely did, thanks Ron!" Red said.
"Not a problem, the total was going to be eight thousand Pokédollars but because of your Champion discount, you'll be paying five thousand Pokédollars instead!" Ron said as I wobbled a little after hearing the price, holding on to Red's arm for support, unintentionally wrapping my arm around his, which made Red and I blush heavily.
"T-thank you, let me go ahead and get my wallet." Red said as he paid for the items, with Ron putting the shoes into a bag.
"Thank you Champion Red, looks like you got yourself a girl that loves you!" Ron said as Red chuckled while I became even redder than before.
"I sure do, see you Ron, have a good night!" Red said as we exited the store and started walking to Pallet Town.
"Thanks for getting me such a lovely dress, the shoes look beautiful as well. I hope you won't get upset, but if you don't mind me asking, didn't you and Yellow explore around Viridian City since her home is close by? No one here seems surprised or shocked that I'm with you instead of her. I hope no one says anything rude to you or me as we're walking to Pallet Town." I said.
"Of course I wouldn't be upset with you, Kris! Yellow wouldn't really like to go on dates or have me buy anything for her, for instance, anything at that clothing store or even going out to eat. I always assumed it was because she liked to be simple or perhaps she didn't want me to spend money on her or something like that, but now I feel that it's due to her and Gold being together. Based on what you told me, they could have been dating for months without us knowing, I remember when Yellow was sick and I made her some soup, she didn't even like it at all. Besides, if anyone has anything rude to say, I'll stand up for you." Red said.
"Oh Red…I'm sorry that Yellow didn't treat you the way you deserve but I'll treat you right. I wouldn't worry about those two, they have each other. Besides, I'd go anywhere with you and if I was ever sick, I would love to eat your food." I said as I smiled at Red, while he grinned back.
"Thank you Kris, you have no idea how happy that makes me to hear you say that. Let's head over to my house so I can get my suit." Red said.
'Here's where Red's party is going to be tomorrow. Now is the best time to ask him if he has any plans, hopefully, nothing involving battling.' I thought to myself.
"Red I was wondering…are you going to be doing any tomorrow? It's a special day tomorrow and I would like to spend some time with you along with most…or all of the Pokédex holders." I said as Red's face appeared confused.