A/N: This is my first love story fanfiction, so please don't be so harsh in your comments. I'm doing it on Twinleafshipping, one of my favorite Pokemon shippings. It's kind of rare on here, so thought I could add a little more to it. This will be a three part story, and it's set in the game world of Pokemon.
Constructive criticism = :D
Flames = ;~;
Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon, and no matter how hard I wish, it's just one that will never come true.
~Let's begin.~
Hikari shivered in the harsh, frosty winds of winter, hugging her Piplup closer to the point where he couldn't do so much as breathe. He squirmed uncomfortably in her stiff arms, grunting in pride when he managed to free one of his flippers. As for Hikari, she never noticed her Pokemon's antics; her eyes were pinned precisely on the entrance to Lake Verity.
She was worried.
When Jun had told her to meet him here for a little reunion, she had already expected him to be pacing around and stamping his foot impatiently and preparing to charge her with impossibly expensive fines. After half an hour of waiting, her arms and legs were numb and chilled to her bones and she had to call out Piplup to contribute his body heat, in which he did so reluctantly.
"Pip, Piplup," her Pokemon called out irritably. Smiling apologetically at him, she released her hold on him and left him to freely wander. Where could that boy be? Ironically, now she was the one to pace around in anticipation.
A sudden cry from Piplup caused her to whip around, startled. To her relief, he was just perched on the lake's edge, talking to a Luvdisc. Shrugging, she returned to her pacing, then stopped abruptly.
Wait, a Luvdisc? she thought. What is it doing here? It should be in Kanto! That's where it's warm now. Perhaps it got lost in migration? Speaking of which, where is its mate? Luvdiscs are supposed to travel in pairs, right? Isn't that typical behavior for them?
Hikari swiftly rushed beside Piplup. She observed the poor Luvdisc: She was quaking in both cold from the icy water and in fear from the unfamiliarity and absence of her mate. Her eyes also brimmed with tears that threatened to fall out. Piplup was doing his best to soothe her, an abnormal gesture for the Pokemon who supposedly had one heck of a cocky ego.
She softly nudged him aside, which resulted him to squawk in surprise and indignation. Ignoring his protests, she leaned down and tenderly scooped up the almost-frozen Luvdisc. At first, she recoiled absentmindedly from the Pokemon's temperature -it was even colder than her hands!- but then quickly regained her senses and wrapped her white scarf around her. She cradled Luvdisc in her arms and returned a still-moping Piplup into the comforts of his Pokeball.
Hikari glanced down at Luvdisc; her normally vivid pink had subdued into a sickly frail peach, and what pained her the most were the hopefuls eyes that pleaded Hikari to comfort her, telling that everything was going to be okay. Hesitating, her own eyes darted from the entrance to the dying Pokemon. Surely Jun would forgive her if she skipped out this one time! It's for an important cause, she reminded herself, delaying no more time than she already had by heading straight for Sandgem Town's Pokemon Center. No need to worry, Luvdisc. I'll get you home. I promise.
Little did she know that Jun was encountering nearly the same thing at Sandgem Beach.