Prologue
"You don't understand, Hayato, it is your destiny!" yelled a male voice, making the walls shake with its intensity.
"But I do not want to a gym leader! I do not want to be in a cage, my only contact be challengers who want the badge!" yelled a 13-year-old boy, his eyes clouded in tears.
SMACK! Azure hair flew as the boy was slapped by his father. Hayato looked up, the tears now falling down his pale face. In the doorway, his mother's hand had risen to her mouth in shock at what she had just witnessed.
"The pokemon trainers who work hard to get those gym badges so that they may be able to go to the Pokemon League will no longer be able to acheive their dream if you do not take my place, Hayato," exclaimed his father, his eyes softening at his son. Hayato blinked back the tears. Was his father pleading with him?
Hayato did not know what to do. He turned and ran out of the dojo to be embraced by spring sunshine. His head bowed down, eyes closed, and fists clenched as he replayed his father's words in his mind. He did not understand, why did he have to be the one that took over the gym. He could not bear that dark gym where he would be perched waiting for a trainer to come and challenge him.
His eyes shot open when he heard the familar cooing advancing towards him. He brought his head up to see his Pidgey flying towards him. It landed on his shoulder, pecking Hayato's shoulder with affection.
Suddenly the tears came back. If he was to become a gym leader then that meant his Pidgey would stay in that gym as well, not being able to be free. It would grow in a cage just like he would.
"I am sorry, my friend," he said to it, stroking its breast feathers with his fingers. It stopped nipping at his ear to look at him before tilting its head in what looked like confusion.
"We have a destiny, you and I, however; I wish it was not so confined," he said in a quiet voice, his eyes looking down in defeat. He had known this fate since he had caught his Pidgey and had trained it so well. The bond that he and his Pidgey had was something his father had said made a good gym leader. But did his Pidgey know this?
As if the Pidgey had read his mind, the Pidgey leaned in to nuzzle Hayato.
Author's Note: Konnichiwha! Well this is my ever first pokemon fanfic, but while playing Heartgold I got the desire to write about Falkner (Hayato). I used his Japanese name just becuase I felt it was more personal in my opinion. Forgive me if I confused anyone. Anywho, I am making up his background as I go along even tho when I did research Hayato followed his father's footsteps as gym leader. Please comment and lemme know what you think. Chapter one will be posted shortly