Crimson and Aqua (a Pokemon fic)

Disc.: I swear on my life that I will never own this amazing game series, if I did you can be sure that there would be a hell of a lot more yaoi in it!

A/N: After many tried and failed attempts at writing a Pokemon fic that just resulted in them being bashed until the cows came home, I thought I'd never ever write a fic of this series again…until this idea came to me; this one will be based on my file of Alpha Sapphire and my character Luca as he goes from being the new kid from a mountain village to the current Pokemon League Champion; it will have yaoi, you can be sure of that…it will have the pairing of Wallace/Brendan (Luca) with some one-sided Steve/Brawly, hope that this one will at least not be so horrible that people tell me to commit suicide over its' awfulness- now time to get down to the summary!

*"Talking"

*'Thoughts/Flashbacks'

*'Song Lyrics (if I deem them necessary)'

Summary: Set during the events of Alpha Sapphire, Luca and his family are the only remaining members of the Alpha Aqua Tribe of Pokemon Trainers. They move to Littleroot Town to make a fresh start and to get away from the war with their bitter enemies, the Omega Crimson Tribe…Luca goes on a journey to find his place in the world so that he can find his Destined Partner; how will he deal with the advances of [and his growing feelings for] Wallace, the Sootopolis Gym Leader?

Ch.1- Moving In

The sky that stretched over the expanse of land and water that made up the Hoenn Region was cloudless and clear, much like the hearts of all the inhabitants that made up the Region as a whole. A dirt road was nestled beneath the sky on a seemingly endless path of grass and trees, a moving truck driving down it that had a logo showing two Machamp lifting up a couch painted on both sides of the vehicle, the letters 'Champ's Movers' etched in bold rust red letters beneath the logo. As the truck drove down the road, a jeep was driving in front of the truck and directing it to their destination.

A woman with chocolate brown hair tied back by a pale green bandana sat in the passenger side of the jeep, her brunette locks fluttering in the breeze as a man in the driver side was next to her, his short dark hair also stirring in the breeze as he drove the car down the road in front of the truck. The woman sighed, worry shown clearly on her face as she addressed the man driving the jeep.

"Norman, do you think that Luca will be alright by himself in the truck?"

Norman looked over at the woman, a smile settling on his face to try and waylay her fears as he answered her question.

"Of course, Jessica…the boy will be fine, after all he is of the age when it's time for him to start finding his own lot in life."

"But I worry for him honey; he is, after all, our only son…and are you absolutely certain that no one from the Omega Crimson Tribe followed us?"

Norman felt his eyes narrow at the mention of their most hated enemies.

For as long as time itself stood, there were three different Tribes of people who lived in the Hoenn Region: the Alpha Aqua Tribe, the Omega Crimson Tribe, and the Delta Zephyr Tribe. Each of them worshipped the three Legendary Pokemon that helped shape the Hoenn Region into what it was today: Kyogre, Groudon, and Rayquaza. Many hundreds of years ago, a war broke out between the Tribes of Alpha and Omega when each of their royal families was killed in an armed conflict. The Delta Zephyr Tribe tried to broker peace between the two warring peoples but failed and afterwards decided to stay out of each Tribe's affairs by secluding themselves in Emerald Village.

But a war can only last for so long and many years of fighting the two warring Tribes were whittled down to only an extremely small handful of people, and Norman's family were the only ones who'd managed to stay under the radar. The two of them hoped that by leaving their seaside home of Sapphire Coast they could start a new life with their only child, their son Luca.

As he let out an exhale, Norman looked at his wife and smiled disarmingly at her in an effort to soothe her nerves.

"Jessica, I can assure you that we'll be fine…besides, knowing Luca, he's sleeping soundly in the truck due to being on the road for so long."

Jessica smiled at her husband, she took his words with a grain of salt and before long she spotted their home in the small community of Littleroot Town. When they finally pulled up in front of their house, Norman began telling the Machoke where to take the boxes after opening the truck's back doors, the Pokemon not making any move to disturb the sleeping boy in the truck with the boxes that held all their possessions.

Jessica smiled at her son; he looked a lot like her but had his father's eyes and olive tan skin, he was wearing his traditional Aqua shawl over his clothes, the blue threads interlaced with silver and black beads that helped make the fabric shimmer like water under the sun in the warm light. On his head he wore a white hat that had three blunt spikes on the very end, the woman reaching towards her 15 year old son and shaking his shoulders.

"Luca, wake up…we're here honey."

The boy in question opened his slate grey eyes to look at his mother, a tired smile settling on his face as he got out of the truck to stand next to the woman. A flock of Pidgey flew overhead as the two of them headed into the house. Jessica saw that her son was still tired from the long trip so she told him to go upstairs and take a nap while the movers helped bring in all the boxes, her kind smile assuring him that she'd wake him when the job was all done.

(2 hours later)

The Machoke had left after placing the last couple of boxes down on the kitchen floor; Jessica was finishing up in said kitchen when her son came down the stairs without his shawl settled around his shoulders. He was wearing the clothes he'd slept in, a short long-sleeved body shirt that was trimmed in black and had red that stretched all over the rest of the fabric. On his thin hips sat a pair of black cargo capris with pockets and his shoes were sitting on the mat by the door. His backpack also sat by the door next to his shoes, the green and white bag was empty save for his wallet and house keys.

The brunette woman looked over towards the stairs when her child came walking down them, his eyes having no trace of the exhaustion he'd had before his nap. Jessica set down her towel on the counter and made her way over to her son, the two of them sharing an embrace before they turned to look at the job that the Machoke had been kind enough to help them complete before they left with the moving truck a couple hours ago.

"Luca, did you sleep well honey?"

"Yeah mom, I slept fine…they sure did a nice job, huh?"

"Yeah, they sure did. Your father should be seeing this house with us, but you know him…always working and never spending time with his family like he should every once in a while."

"Yeah, but he can't help it mom…he is the Petalburg Gym Leader, and that means that his job is a very demanding one."

Jessica ruffled her son's semi-long chestnut locks playfully, for a 15 year old he sure was wiser than his years showed sometimes.

"Yes, I know sweetie."

As if he could tell that they were talking about him, Norman walked into the house with an amused smirk on his face.

"I heard all that, ya know…"

Jessica and Luca turned around to find Norman standing in the doorway, a smile appearing on each of their faces.

"Honey, I thought you'd be on your way to the Petalburg Gym by now."

"Yeah well, since you wanted me to see the house so badly I decided to stop in before I head out with the jeep…you and the Pokemon did a fantastic job with the interior, sweetie."

"Thank you honey, so didn't you tell me yesterday that you have something very special for our dearest son?"

Norman looked at his wife before realization set in, he'd completely forgotten up until now as he sheepishly rubbed the back of his head and laughed.

"You're right honey, I'd totally forgotten until you reminded me just now…Luca, what I have for you is something passed down in our family for generation after generation. It belonged to my father before me, and his father before him, and even before that. It will keep you safe and help you to always remember our heritage as members of the Alpha Aqua Tribe."

Norman fished out a mid-sized box with elegant blue runes carved into the mahogany wood, a gold clasp holding it closed until he undid the clasp. Upon opening it, Luca's eyes went wide with awe, for sitting in the box was a pendant on a solid titanium chain. The metal was interwoven with silver and gold threads, pale blue beads were also attached to the chain that was wrapped in dark purple leather. In the middle of the beads was a charm that seemed to have water flowing inside of it, the clear blue glass was finely blown into the shape of the symbol for Alpha.

"Luca, this pendant is called the Tidal Alpha Tear…it symbolizes our deep connection to Kyogre, always keep it with you and never lose sight of it."

Luca smiled at the beautiful pendant and nodded, his father placing it around his neck and fastening it with the clasp in the back. As he watched his son stare at the pendant, Norman hugged him tightly and smiled, today his son was finally a man among men in the Alpha Aqua Tribe.

"Luca, by passing this necklace from father to son, you are now hereby designated a true man among our Tribe…you are of proper age to go on your journey, make many friends and catch many Pokemon…but most of all, never forget where your heart truly lies, with your family and the blessings of Kyogre. Now that that's all taken care of, I need to go to the Petalburg Gym. Luca, Jessica, take care of each other."

Jessica nodded as she kissed her husband passionately on the lips before he headed out and started up the jeep, both of them watching the car leave until the vehicle could no longer be seen on the horizon. After standing outside for a few more minutes, Jessica and her son went into the house to talk about the importance of that pendant when the brunette woman realized something.

"Oh, that reminds me Luca, one of your dad's friends lives in this town with us- his name's Professor Birch. He lives right next door and has a daughter who's about your age…you should go over and introduce yourself to them."

"Ok mom, I hope that we'll be safe from those Omega Crimson guys."

Jessica hugged her son closely, worry settling on her face as she let him go and watch as he opened the door and left the house.

"Me too, honey…me too."

(Professor Birch's House)

Luca was standing in the entryway as Mrs. Birch paced about, it seemed as though she had something on her mind when she remembered that she had a guest. The brunette boy had tucked away his pendant so that no one else would see it and suspect something about his family as Mrs. Birch turned back to look at him and smiled worriedly.

"Sorry about ignoring you Luca, but it seems my husband isn't back from his expedition yet…anyway, welcome to Littleroot Town! I'm Laura Birch, and I have a daughter around your age. It would be nice if you introduced yourself to her, she heard about neighbors moving in and she was so excited about meeting you! She doesn't really have any friends so she might seem a little overeager but please try and be friends with my little girl, alright?"

"Sure, everyone needs a friend…where is she right now?"

"She's upstairs in her room, she should be finished getting ready by now so just take the stairs right over there (points to staircase next to kitchen)."

Luca nodded and went upstairs to find a young girl standing at a desk, her eyes focused on the notebook sitting there open. She sighed before closing the book and smiling at it, it obviously had something nice written in it if she smiled at it so sweetly.

"Hmm…Pokemon fully restored, items all ready and…"

Luca stood there watching the attentive yet cute girl mumble to herself, it seemed she wasn't gonna initiate a conversation so the boy cleared his throat loudly. That seemed to get her attention because not even 2 seconds later she whipped her head around and saw him standing there, her eyes wide like a Stantler fawn crossing a road at night and almost being run over.

"Oh…who are you?!" she asked him almost nervously before she drew in a breath and calmed herself down enough to smile slightly, almost like she'd done a complete 180 and forgot that there was a stranger in her house, nay, her room.

"Oh, you must be Luca! I heard that you and your parents were moving in next door today, but where are my manners? I'm May Birch, it's very nice to meet you!"

"Yeah, nice to meet you too…I'm Luca Arclight."

"Anyway, I…I actually have a dream of becoming friends with Pokemon all over the world, and when dad- oops, I mean Professor Birch, told me about you and your family moving here Luca…I was hoping you'd be nice and we could be friends. B-But, that's just silly, isn't it? I mean, I've just met you Luca so what am I talking about?!" she laughed nervously and looked like she was gonna cry, Luca felt kinda bad for her so he stopped her rambling by doing his traditional Alpha Aqua Tribal bow. He got down on his knees and spread his arms out at his sides as though his shawl were sitting on his shoulders, speaking in his native tongue with eyes closed before opening them again and looking up at her.

"Eto normal'no, ya budu tvoim drugom."*

"What did you just say, Luca?"

"I said that it's fine, I'll be your friend."

"R-Really?!"

"Yeah, so stop rambling alright?"

"O-Okay…oh no, I forgot!"

"What?"

"I totally forgot that I was supposed to go out and help dad catch some wild Pokemon, so I'll see ya later Luca!"

The brunette boy watched as his first real friend ran past him and down the stairs, he was perplexed at where she got that much energy…then again, she did ramble quite a bit so perhaps she still had energy to spare as he walked down the stairs whereupon he was stopped by Mrs. Birch, who decided to tell him what happened before he came out of May's room.

"So Luca, my daughter was so excited about you becoming her friend that she took off down Route 101 without so much as a goodbye to her own mother…anyway, she might still be there so please make sure she doesn't get hurt by any wild Pokemon hiding in the grass out there."

"Sure, and if I see your husband I'll let him know that you're waiting for him to come back home."

"Oh thank you so much dearie, now hurry along!"

The brunette boy nodded before jogging out the door, the sound of an ear piercing scream just outside of Littleroot Town. Luca could only hope that no one got hurt as he raced out of the small community and down Route 101.

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T.B.C.- Wow, lengthy first chapter…anyway, there's more to come so don't worry and just wait! So, time to offer up a translation to what Luca said to May, hope you find this helpful!

*Eto normal'no, ya budu tvoim drugom- roughly translated, it means 'It's fine, I'll be your friend.' It's his way of reassuring May that her question wasn't silly at all.

Now that that's out of the way, leave a nice review, plz? Thank you!