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Hello Readers! My name is NoyaSenpai, and this is my second official FF that I've posted on the site. This story takes place in the Unova Region around 20 years after the fall of Team Plasma and their leader, Ghetsis, at the hands of a young, astounding trainer by the name of Rosa. The story is based around her son Robin, and the struggles that he endures between his half sister, Aquari(His Mothers' Floatzel), and himself. When the two siblings undergo the fight of their lives and refuse to associate with each other, a certain variable is thrown into the mix that changes them, and their opinions about each other.
This story is rated M for a reason, so if you are under the age of 18, and or you aren't comfortable with explicit language and behavior, PLEASE AVERT YOUR EYEBALLS RIGHT THE F*** NOW! And yes; for all of you who are just reading this boring summary in search of the answer to your question, "Will there be lemons?!" The answer is yes. But don't get too excited, because you might have to wait a bit for those lemons to actually, come.(I hate myself and my horrible sex puns... SOOO MUCH!)
I'm technically supposed to throw this in there, so yeah. I do not own the Game Freak, Nintendo, or The Pokemon franchises, that goes for the characters that belong to them as well. I only own this story, and my OC's. So without further ado, this is The Ice Chest Thief.
The Ice Chest Thief: Chapter 1, The Last Ounce Of Patience
"Goooood Morning Icirrus City! It's currently 6:00 A.M, and the countdown for Christmas is now 20 days! As for the weather, today we should be expecting some heavy-.." I groggily slammed my fist down on to the top of my alarm clock, cutting off our annoying town radio reporter mid-sentence. Note to self, remember to change the setting from "Radio" to "Buzzer". I though as I continued to lay face down on my bed.
I had almost managed to fall back asleep and catch another few minutes of rest before I had to get ready for school when I felt an immense weight land flat on top of my back, jolting me into a fully awake state.
"Get up, get up, get up!" An obnoxious feminine voice screamed from above me. I instantly identified my attacker as my mother's Floatzel; I attempted so swat her away by flailing my arms limply above my head, but to no avail.
"You'll have to do better than that if you want me to stop, Robin!" She whispered cockily as she began to press my face down into my pillow in an attempt to "Suffocate" me.
"AQUARI, IF YOU DO NOT GET OFF OF MY BACK RIGHT THE HELL NOW, I AM GOING TO THROW YOU OUT OF MY WINDOW AND LOCK EVERY ENTRANCE TO THE HOUSE!" I shouted, still muffled slightly from the pillows.
You see, a while back my mother was a pretty top notch trainer. Well, same with my dad, but we don't talk about him around here much... Anyways, after my mom proved that she was Champion material, she decided that instead of continuing her life as a Pokemon Trainer, she would rather settle down and have a kid. And that she did. After marrying the man of her dreams, and giving birth to me, she decided to return all of her Pokemon to the wild so that they could continue on living their old lives. All except one, Aquari. She was my mother's original partner, and she refused to leave her side. To my mom, she was practically her daughter. She treated her like one of her own children, and thus leading to my and her relationship. I guess you could call her my older sister. That's how I view her, anyways. Well, most of the time...
"Robin, Robin, Robin... We wouldn't want some unfortunate event along the lines of me completely drenching you, and your bed in freezing cold water now would we?"
"That's it you damn weasel... OUT!" In one swift motion, I launched Aquari off of my back and leapt out of bed. The Floatzel finally took the hint, and darted out of the room. I could still hear her faint chuckle as she flew down the stairs. "Who does she think she is? Treating me like some disobedient kid; I'm eighteen for crying out loud!" I shouted to myself as I grabbed a towel that hung from a chair near my door and stormed off to the bathroom.
I proceeded with my normal morning routine as usual. I took an extended shower, almost falling asleep again in the process. Dressed myself in a pair of black slacks, and a grey, hoodless sweatshirt that portrayed the album cover "I love You" by my favorite band, The Neighbourhood. I didn't bother wearing anything heavier due to the fact that it hasn't been too cold lately. But then came breakfast... Easily the most frustrating meal of the day.
One thing you should know about Aquari, is that she is very possibly the cruelest prankster in the history of pranksters. Like earlier when she said that she would drench me in cold water; that wasn't just her taunting me. She always finds some way to ruin my morning, and sadly for me, she currently had a streak of around, I don't know?.. My whole life, maybe? Talk about devotion.
When I entered the kitchen, she was sitting at the table whilst casually eating a bowl of frosted flakes. This seemed FAR too normal. There had to be something more to this.
"What are you doing, Aquari?" I asked nervously as I approached the table.
"What does it look like, idiot? I'm eating cereal." She responded rudely, never looking up from her bowl.
"No, you know what I mean! Where's the random Hydro Pump that makes me need to change my clothes, or the surprise Ice Beam that freezes my feet to the floor? It's awfully unusual that you haven't made an attempt to piss me off 'too much' yet." I grabbed a clean bowl from the counter and sat at the table.
"Eh, I guess I'm just not feeling it today. I already harassed you enough for my likings when you woke up. Looks like you lucked out." She reported with a grin.
"As much as I want to trust what you say is true, I think I'm going to keep an eye on you until I leave. Got it?" I said as I grabbed the box of Frosted Flakes and the milk carton and filled my bowl, making sure to taste both beforehand so I could prevent any unwanted surprises. I then spooned a decent amount of sugar on top of my breakfast, Frosted Flakes are just really bland, ya' know?
Suddenly, Aquari let out a singular giggle before she quickly covered her mouth. "What was that?" I questioned her with a raised brow.
"Oh! Nothing, nothing... I was just thinking about when I crashed straight on to your back this morning." She wore a huge smile.
"Yeaaah. Okay, I'm just going to eat my cereal and leave." I replied bluntly as I lifted a spoonful of food into my mouth. That was my first mistake; actually trusting that she wasn't going to attempt to screw me over in some way.
I wasn't given a single second before my mom's Floatzel exploded into laughter. My face contorted with disgust when I realized what I had just put in my mouth, and I ran to the sink and spit out my mouthful of cereal. It took all of my willpower to not throw up.
"You bitch! You fucking replaced the sugar with salt! For once could you just not do this!?" I screamed as I darted my glare towards Aquari who was now rolling around on the floor.
"HAHAHAHA! I CANNOT BELIEVE YOU FELL FOR THAT!" She gasped for air due to the fact that she was laughing too much to actually breathe.
"JUST ONCE, AQUARI! JUST ONCE CAN YOU LEAVE ME THE FUCK ALONE!?" Steam might as well have been shooting out of my ears because of how angry I was.
Her laughing diminished to a light, winded chuckle. "Bu-But, you have to admit. That was pretty fu-." I cut her off before she could finish.
"MAYBE FOR YOU! BUT HAVE YOU EVER EVEN BOTHERED THINKING ABOUT HOW I FEEL?!"
Her gleeful smile was now gone. "Look Robin. I'm sorry... I won't try to piss you off anymore, okay?"
"No, it is not okay! I'm done, you hear me? DONE!"
I spun around and grabbed the keys to my car along with my phone, then opened the fridge. I was about to pull out the lunch I had made for myself last night before I heard Aquari speak up from the floor.
"Umm.. Robin?" She announced innocently.
"What now?!" I pulled out the small, brown, paper sack from the fridge.
"I, uhh... Wouldn't take that lunch if I were you..."
I whipped back around and glared at her. "And why the hell not?"
She gulped. "Because, I-I..." She closed her mouth and grabbed her tail; she
began squeezing it nervously.
"Of course you did something to it. WHY AM I NOT SURPRISED!?" I yelled as fired my bag of soiled lunch across the room and straight into a garbage can.
"I-I said I was sorry!" She shouted as she stood back up.
I quickly approached her and grabbed her by the fur just below her neck. This was the last straw. "Aquari. Do not, I repeat. Do not even TRY to get all 'buddy-buddy' with me again. I don't want to be associated with you anymore. You're not my sister. You never were. So leave me the fuck alone." I released my hold on her orange fur and pushed myself away, not looking back once as I opened the front door and walked out to my car.
"I can't believe her." I muttered angrily to myself as I unlocked the door to my Golf GTI that my dad had somehow gotten his hands on, and given to me for my 18th birthday. I plopped down on the comfortable seat.
"She is the most immature person I have ever met! But... But maybe I was too hard on her?" I questioned myself as I started the car. "Either way, what's done is done. And now comes my 'other' most favorite part of the day. School." With that, I released the parking brake and drove off to my high school that resided only a few miles away.
The roads were almost completely void of other cars which made the short drive even more boring than normal. I had absolutely nothing to distract me from the annoying hunger that was now making itself known in my stomach. "Man, I should have at least grabbed SOMETHING to eat from the house. Today is going to be just wonderful." I said sarcastically as my school began to come into view.
It only took another 30 seconds before I drove into the parking lot, and pulled into my normal spot. For some reason the school looked extremely desolate. There wasn't a single student there, and only about a single other car in the lot. Before I opened up the door to get out and investigate, I checked my phone, and noticed that there were 2 missed calls. One from the school and one from my mother, along with one voice mail. Fantastic.
I unlocked my phone and played the voicemail; it was mom. "Hi Honey, I know that you're probably either driving or at school right now, so I'll make this quick. Your sister is extremely sorry about getting on your nerves this morning, and she wants to apologize. And I don't know if you've found out yet, but the school called and let me know that there wouldn't be any class today due to some snow storm that the radio station announced. When you get home, I want to talk to both of you, so please be here
soon. I love you." The voicemail ended, and all that I could find myself physically capable of doing was groaning loudly, and then violently slamming my forehead against the steering wheel, making the car horn go off.
10 Minutes Later...
I pulled back into my driveway, and made sure to take extra time parking so I could stall the inevitable. This was just perfect. Not only was I going to have to talk with Aquari, but now I was going to be simultaneously lectured by my mother.
I opened the car door, pulled out the keys, and grabbed my backpack from the back seat before exiting. I could hear arguing coming from inside the house that could only be between my mom and her Floatzel. This wasn't good, because those two NEVER fought. So I could only imagine what she would have to throw at me.
As I opened the door, the sight that lay before me wasn't what I quite expected. Aquari sat in a fetal position on the couch with her face in a pillow, and my mom was rapidly assaulting her with stern questions. They included things like, "How long have you been doing this to him in the mornings when I'm asleep?!" And "Do you understand why he got as upset as he did?!"
"Mom?" I interrupted. Her attention was instantly thrown towards me.
"Robin, can you come take a seat on the chair please?" Her tone completely reversed to a sweet, caring one. It was like a mask covering up her anger, and it was just as terrifying.
"Y-Yeah. Of course." I walked into the room and sat down on the chair that rested just feet away from where Aquari sat on the couch. The Floatzels eyes lifted from the pillow revealing strips of wet fur from where tears had slid down.
"Now, Aquari. What do you want to say?" My mother asked as she positioned a dining chair in front of us, and sat down. Her eyes darted from her, back to me, then back to her, and so on.
She cleared her throat. "I-I... I'm sorry, Robin... I'm so, so sorry for acting like this towards you... I didn't realize how angry I was actually making you... You're my best friend, and my brother, and I feel so bad for upsetting you... Will you please forgive me?.." She held out a hand as a truce gesture.
For a long time, I didn't respond. I just sat and looked at my feet. I heard her start to sniffle. "I need time to think." I finally announced as I sat up from my seat.
My mother nodded. "Okay. I can't force you to accept her apology; you have your own free will. So go do whatever you need to do."
"Thank you mom. I'll be upstairs in my room, but I need to grab something to eat first." I began walking towards the kitchen when I heard my mom begin to speak again.
"Robin, I made you a sandwich. It's in the fridge if you want it." She announced to my immediate relief.
"Thank you, mom." I responded as I opened the fridge and pulled out the freshly made sandwich which dwelled inside a plastic bag. Without haste, I closed the fridge and fast walked up the stairs. At this point, shutting myself off from the people around me was the best way to make decisions about the people around me.
10:00 P.M. The Same Day...
I spent that December day as a complete recluse. At around 7:15 in the morning, I had locked myself in my room because of a fight that had conspired between me and my half sister, Aquari. I had only left my room around 3 times for water, but other than that, I had simply spent hours upon hours reading, or drawing, listening to music, and just texting friends. To put it simply, it was quiet, relaxing, and I had a lot of time to think about what had happened.
I had come to the conclusion that I couldn't, and wasn't going to stay mad at Aquari. I mean, she was my only sibling. Even if she wasn't really a sibling... But, she was a sister where it counts. She had my back during bad break ups, when I got into fights, and she even helped me to show off once or twice in a Pokemon battle. If dealing with a few really annoying pranks every day was the tax for all of that, I wouldn't mind paying.
"I'll apologize for being an ass tomorrow." I whispered to myself as I stared out my window. "Man... It's really coming down now. The streets completely covered, there must be at least two or three feet of snow out there." I guess it really would have been of my best interest that I had actually listened to the weather report.
As I continued to watch the mesmerizing view of hundreds of thousands of millions of snowflakes falling, I noticed something out of the corner of my eye. It looked somewhat like the figure of a person trudging through the snow, but at the same time, it was just so dark out that I couldn't tell if it was just my eyes playing tricks on me. That mixed with exhaustion, of course. "Nah, it couldn't be a person. Nobody in their right mind would stay out in this kind of storm, not even the ice type Pokemon that live in the area are that ballsy. I just need sleep..." I mumbled to myself.
With that, I shut off my small bedside lamp that I was using to read, and closed the book that I wasn't currently digging through. "I hope she forgives me." I said quietly as I let my eyelids slowly close on their own time.
"ROBIN YOU NEED TO GET UP!" My rest was short lived when an all too familiar voice physically and mentally shook me out of my sleep.
I eyes reluctantly fluttered open and the first thing that flooded all of my senses was simply Aquari. The Floatzel was violently shaking me and at the same time verbally coaxing me out of my tired state.
"ROBIN, SERIOUSLY. NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO BE MAD AND IGNORE ME. THIS IS URGENT! PLEASE GET UP!" She nearly screamed as she finally managed to shake me into an upright position.
"Whuh... What? What do you want nuh-now, Aquari..?" I barely managed to mutter.
Her voice dropped, I could tell that she was panicking. "I-I think somebody broke into the house!"
Welp, I hope you enjoyed reading the first chapter of The Ice Chest Thief as much as I enjoyed writing it. Make sure to PLEASE REVIEW! I love everyone's opinions and criticisms on my story's, it helps me to better myself, and my skills as a writer. So if you read that big a** thing up there, type a little thing down here. Thank you! NoyaSenpai is out!
