*This is the first yaoi fic I have ever thought of, so any comments and criticism are welcomed.
Note: I am not using the manga Red. I am using the super sexy champion Red in the game.
~Chapter 1: Desperation~
"Oh hell no!"
The customers quickly turned their heads towards the source of the sudden outburst as the 18 year old teen was just about to storm out of the café…until his older sister rushed in and blocked his exit.
"Silver, you have to!" Blue pleaded. "How else are you gonna get the money to help your father? Please, just try it out for at least a week and if you don't like it, then you are free to leave."
Silver stared at Blue and the outfit with a queasy feeling in his gut. He snatched the outfit from her older sister, only for it to be snatched back.
"Uh, uh, uh, it isn't very 'lady-like' to snatch, Silver" Blue sing-sang, swinging the handle of the hanger with her index finger.
The red –head gave a controlled sigh, taking the outfit into his hands with utmost care and heading to the changing room. Ruby, after witnessing the commotion, took Silver's hand and happily dragged him into the room, excited to dress up his favorite 'doll'.
~ 2 hours and a string of swear words later~
It was almost time to close up the café. Blue impatiently alternated from tapping her foot, checking her watch and eyeing the door of the changing room.
"WHAT'S TAKING SO LONG, RUBY?" Blue growled, banging the door violently like a little child.
"Almost…done…AHA!" Ruby exclaimed behind the door. Then, he gave a triumphant laugh as if he was a mad scientist creating a Frankenstein. The door opened slowly and for some reason, steam was pouring out of the room. Blue gave a 'what the hell' face as Ruby swung the door open completely. Then, it wasn't long for Blue to realize that the steam was a thick blend of different types of hairspray. Crys, Yellow, Platina, Belle and White stopped what they were doing to see Ruby's wonderful design.
"Ladies, meet the newest edition to our crew, Sylvia!" Ruby announced, his hands gesturing to the dark silhouette in the fog.
Once the fog cleared up, the female audience couldn't help but stare in awe at Silver's transformation. Dressed in the café's signature black and white frilly maid outfit and his hair curled and swept over his right shoulder, Silver would easily pass as a woman with no effort at all. Silver, on the other hand, felt utterly embarrassed.
"The hardest part was the waxing, of course, but isn't he such a stunning darling?" Ruby squealed.
"Stop calling me that!" Silver growled, his face was as red as his hair. "And I want to keep my name. It isn't exclusively a male name, you know."
"Whatever you want, my precious sister" Blue smiled. "But you can't go around acting impolite and sounding like a guy" she waved her index finder at him. "Remember we practiced voice mimicry when we were little? Now it can actually be put to good use."
Silver licked his lips nervously; he didn't know how to start. There were curious moments when he wanted to try a feminine voice, but never actually tried it outside of practice. Not only that, but it was very difficult to come up with his own voice. Only Blue invented her own voices while Silver relied on copying the voices he hears. It's now or never. Silver cleared his throat.
"Welcome to Goldenrod's Golden Hearts Café, where the best pastries and the best service is always available to you!" (Note: For Silver's girl voice, he sounds a lot like Mars from the anime except a bit older. Just wanted you to visualize it ;D)
"AWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!"
"Next stop will be Vermillion City" the announcer said over the intercom.
Silver only sighed as he stared at the sterling silver necklace with a heart shaped pendant and a genuine ruby in the middle. Ruby had given it to him before he left because he felt it matched with the red-headed teen.
"Make sure you clean it if you spot any rust and if you dare lose it, your ass is MINE!" Ruby had warned him.
Silver shrugged and sat back against his seat, suspending the jewelry above his face. It's not like he cared if something were to happen to it. First of all, it's not like he asked to be some maid in some café. But he was desperate for the money. He needed it to pay for his father's operation, so that he may be cured of the disease that plagued him even before Silver came into this world. Silver had tried to battle hard for prize money, but his strength was very well-known in both Johto and Kanto. Trainers were too afraid to battle him, and even if they weren't, they could only spare a couple hundred dollars. The operation was $999,999, basically the amount of money an average wallet could hold before coins start to spill out.
Second of all, Ruby should've known better than to give one of his most prized possessions to some random person. But he wasn't giving it to some random person. He gave it to the desperate teen to be of some assistance.
"Customers have their own unique tastes and favorites. Obviously since you're new, you won't be getting a lot of attention and therefore, won't get paid as much."
"What the hell does that mean?" Silver snapped, but Ruby pushed him within arm's length.
"Don't get angry at me. I'm not the one who made these rules, but it makes sense, considering that the quality of work done by our maids are measured by the happiness of our customers" Ruby grinned to himself and glanced back at his comrade. "You know, with our high ratings and all, I wouldn't be surprised if gym leaders and champions from all over the world come just to be catered by us. If you manage to please them, it will mean big points and your payment will skyrocket!"
Silver groaned uncomfortably, swinging the necklace and stuffing it in his pocket. He's afraid that the gym leaders would see through his feminine façade and utterly humiliate him in the middle of his shift. Gym leaders don't have keen eyes just for battles, you know.
"Grr, what's taking so long?" Silver complained, peeking out of the train window and saw that the train was moving at a slow pace right above Vermillion.
The Magnet train slowly pulls over in the station and the automatic doors open up. Three elderly women left the car, leaving Silver alone with two other guys around Blue's age in the train. One of them has brown, spiky hair wearing a black shirt under a green and brown sweater, reading a book. The other guy has short, glossy black hair and scarlet eyes, wearing a magenta shirt with a black suit, and the palest white skin Silver has ever seen. His eyes looked noticeably melancholy from a distance…as if he was crying for a long time.
Weavile, who was sleeping quietly on Silver's lap, woke up, stretching out its cat-like body and climbed up to his master's shoulder to hang on his neck. The dark pokemon looked out the window and was disappointed that they weren't home yet. Its stomach growled soon after.
"Here, Yellow made you some strawberry cheesecake-uh hey!" Silver said going into his bag for his pokemon's favorite treat, but Weavile dug it up first and unwrapped it like a child unwrapping a Christmas gift. Silver manage to swipe it back though. "No, you are not eating this off for one night."
Silver took the plastic knife that was packaged with the cake and slice a reasonable amount for his hungry Weavile. The cat pokemon licked off the strawberry-flavored gel off the cake and its paws before devouring the strawberries and the creamy cake soon after.
"What am I gonna do with you?" Silver sighed, wrapping the cake back and put it away.
"Attention, passengers!" the announcer spoke. "The next and last stop on this train will be Pewter City. We are sorry for the inconvenience."
"What fuckin' luck" the red-head mumbled under his breath, since Viridian was supposed to be the last stop. "Guess we have to walk home again, Weavile."
As the train starts up again, Silver observed the two guys sitting at the other end of the car and found those pair of scarlet eyes staring directly at him. There weren't any trace of emotions in those eyes outlined in jet black. It was as if they were staring deep within his soul, focused and unwavering. The brown-haired guy eventually lifts his gaze away from his book and noticed his friend's posture. He nudged at the other, but to no avail. He looked in the direction his friend was looking, and with that, Silver looked away.
"We have arrived at Pewter City. All passengers please exit the train" the announcer announced. Silver and the two guys rose simultaneously and left the Pewter station towards the Viridian Forest.
The Viridian Forest was like a labyrinth of trees, but it's much worse once the sun goes down. It wasn't a problem for Silver, though. Thanks to his Weavile, who can wander through this forest and make it back home in its sleep, the red-haired boy was able to safely arrive home and hid the cheesecake someplace where his pokemon can't get to. Though he was home, the teen was somewhat concerned for those other two guys who seemed to be heading to Viridian as well.
"Oh well, it's not my problem" he thought out loud, dialing a number on his phone and waiting for someone to pick up.
"S-silver? Is that you?" he heard in the receiver.
"Father, are you feeling alright?"
"Why, of course, but *yawns* don't you think it is rather late to be calling your old man?"
"Uh, sorry, I was out looking for a job somewhere and-"
"There's no need for you to worry about me. I'll be fine…by some kind of miracle" Giovanni reassured his son, though he doesn't seem so confident himself. "Did you find a job anyhow?"
"Yeah, it has decent pay and if I work hard, they will increase my salary-"
"What kind of job is it?"
"W-why does that matter?"
"Silver, you better not be doing anything illegal or else!"
"Some advice coming from the former leader of Team Rocket" Silver snapped back, but then quickly composed himself. "Sorry, dad, but don't worry about anything. Anyways, good night."
"Good night, my son."
So how was the story? Don't worry; the yaoi will come in the next chapter. Poor Giovanni. It saddens me that he was a sickness that seems incurable, so I wanted to give him a second chance at life. Leave good comments please!
