New fanfic! This is rated T for now, but it will be moved up to M in a couple of chapters. I'm hoping more people will start reading if I start it on T. Also I take Green to be the guy, and Blue to be the girl (as it's supposed to be). Short chapter, but that's to be expected for a first chapter!
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The relentless noise of heavy machine hurtling forward cut through the calm Johto scenery. The magnet train was a popular method of transport between Johto and Kanto, since flying between the two was difficult and took much longer. Inside the train sat many trainers, along with people without Pokémon, off to either see families or generally sight-see, or maybe just bored of Johto.
"I'm on the train now," a young boy spoke into his Pokégear, bored.
"You only told us yesterday, I didn't think you were leaving today!" another teenage boy exclaimed down the line. "How long are you going for anyway?"
"A few days I think," the redhead sighed, he had only agreed to going to Kanto for a few days but he somehow knew that he'd be coaxed into staying for longer.
"Not long enough to forget me then, eh?" his friend joked happily in response.
"How could I forget you Gold?" he rolled his eyes as he spoke.
"Exactly! Anyway, I should probably leave you to your train ride, right? Have fun," Gold's grin could be heard through his voice.
"Bye," the boy grunted, hanging up and pocketing the small device. He wasn't one for small talk; he'd rather just get to the point and hang up. He sat back on the seat, knowing that now there was nothing to do but wait. His pale eyes scanned the vehicle; almost everyone else on there was there with friends or family, most likely to avoid the mind-numbing boredom that he was now experiencing. But to him it was better to be alone than to be with anyone, especially his loud and annoying best friend.
A loud metallic screech pulled him out of his absent-minded stupor. He quickly glanced out of the window to his right; he was greeted by dark skies. He stretched and stood, glad about finally having reached his destination and joined the crowd by the door. He filled his lungs with the cool evening air. He checked the time on his Pokégear, 20:48, 3 minutes late, but who could really complain about that?
"Silver!" a female voice called out to the redhead, causing his light-coloured eyes to snap up to the source of the sound. A teenage girl stood in front of him, she was slightly taller and a little older than him, 3 years older to be exact. "How was the journey?" she asked as they began to walk away from the station, the girl leading.
"Boring," he sighed.
"Of course," she giggled, looking back at the boy, catching him mid-yawn. Their eyes met briefly, brilliant blue and shimmering silver, before the younger looked away quickly, his face beginning to pink in embarrassment. "Don't worry, I don't live too far from here!" she smiled happily at him.
"Lies," he grunted, "it'd be faster to fly from here to Pallet, right?" he shrugged, attempting to map out Kanto in his head. He'd only really been around Kanto while he was looking for his family, but that wasn't exactly a fun time.
"True," she smiled. She'd had a powerful phobia of birds for a long time, but she had finally got over it and he'd heard that she'd even used the three legendary birds of Kanto!
"Are you going to float on your Jigglypuff?" he snorted, calling out his Murkrow.
"No," she huffed, releasing a pink, shapeless creature from a red and white ball. "Ditty transform," she commanded as the pink Pokémon shifted until it was identical to the redhead's Murkrow. Silver watched the Pokémon as it perched on her head, much like his own was doing. "Let's go," she grinned as both the flying types left their perches to hover just above their trainers. He nodded and grabbed the thin leg of the Pokémon as it took flight. He looked down to see the girl still standing, looking at the Murkrow with doubt. She took a quick breath and grabbed its leg too, mirroring the younger boy as it took her into the air. Ditty lead the way to her home. She yelped loudly, curling her legs inwards and trying to pull her red miniskirt down with her free hand.
"Didn't think that through, did you?" his lips twitched into a rare, small smile at the sight of her struggling.
"Shut up!" she yelled, tightening her grip on the bird's leg, "you try flying in a skirt!"
"I'd rather not," he lowered his gaze to the ground, attempting to gauge where about they were. He finally saw something he recognised, Viridian forest.
"My hand hurts!" she complained loudly, trying to take Silver's attention away from Viridian, knowing that he couldn't be thinking of anything good while looking at it.
"I'm not surprised," he shrugged. Although he didn't have any issues flying like that anymore, when he was first learning to fly he could only go for a little while at a time.
"Pallet is just over there!" she exclaimed, pointing at a small town not far away. Soon the pair had landed and headed into her house, a house that looked almost identical to the other houses in the town. Her family had originally lived on the Sevii Islands, but they'd moved to Pallet on her request, since her friends lived there and she had enjoyed her time there. "Hey Mum, Dad," she cheerfully greeted, running into the living room with a wide smile.
"Hello Blue," her Mum smiled and her Dad waved.
"This is Silver," she grabbed the boy and shoved him in front of her by way of introduction. Silver shifted uncomfortably, now in the centre of attention. He raised a hand and gave a half-hearted wave at the two.
"It's nice to meet you," her Mum smiled again, although softly, having picked up on his discomfort. The boy was grabbed again and dragged into the girl's room where the two proceeded to catch up on various events until they were both sufficiently tired. Blue set up a bed on the floor for her guest and got into her own bed as Silver got into his.
"I was thinking that tomorrow we could hang out with my friends," she broke the silence quietly. She was unsure whether Silver would be up for meeting them, but doubted he would want to. She wanted him to be friends with them too though.
"Red and Green, right?" he asked after a short pause.
"Yeah," she nodded in the darkness.
"Fine," he exhaled deeply. He was far from excited. He still remembered his first run-in with Green, where the older boy had attempted to get him arrested. And with that thought in his mind, the two drifted to sleep, gathering their energy for another day.
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Next chapter will be up tomorrow at some point. Please read and review!