"Is that story really true, Blue?" a young inquisitive redhead child asked his sisterly figure after she told him the story of the missing princess.
"Of course! It's not just your run-of-the-mill fairytale! Silver, honey, why would I lie to you about that?" She picked him up and set him on her lap, and continued, "My family was friends with hers at the time she went missing, and there were entries in some of their journals often referencing that tragic time in the residents of Johto's lives."
"And she's still prisoner to the meanies? Why has no one rescued her yet? Do they not love her as much as they said they did?" The little child was glaring at the idea that the people that claimed to love the princess would be so cruel hearted to give up on her.
"Silver, honey, don't look like that. It's like the story said. Eventually, everyone who knew her died, and everyone that knew of the story after them had no motivation to rescue a girl that they never met with their life. When they stopped passing on the tradition, she was lost in time as a mere character of yet another fairytale in this romantic, fancy-filled world. Not very many people believed the evidence left behind since so many people forget that back then, we valued honesty and chagrin over most things." The young lady sighed with disappointment before resuming, "Sil, do you believe everything you read?-" the boy nodded eagerly, so much so that some of his hair went into his dark eyes, of which he was named after. Blue pushed the blinding lock back and tucked it behind his ear before continuing. "When you grow older, you might find that there are not too many people who tell the truth at all, and they may take advantage of that. But don't become too suspicious of the world, or you'll lose your faith and you won't believe in the princess anymore."
After Blue finished, she realized Silver had been crying the entire time she was explaining the actions of the uncaring townfolk from way back and started cradling him before apologizing for making him so sad. When the boy managed to get under control for the most part, he rubbed his eyes and began to say with hiccups interrupting his words, "Blue, if they won't rescue her -hic!-, I will! I'll –hic!- be the knight she never got!"
The boy's earnest and bold declaration startled Blue, but then she smiled. "If you're going to be her knight, you're going to have to get bigger, little Silver, and you can't do that 'til you fall asleep. If you want, we can get started on your training tomorrow so you can go rescue Johto's princess." She paused when she saw his face and remembered he hated sleeping alone because of the monsters and quickly added, "I'll sleep with you tonight if you want."
Silver beamed, a shocking contrast to his expression earlier, and got off her lap so they could relocate to the bed. After settling in and cuddling to her side, Silver went out like a light, leaving Blue to her thoughts, which were the most optimistic they've been in a long while. As awful as it is to be taken away by the Masked Man, I'm glad I have Silver here with me. I'm not I'd be able to handle the world without his caring attitude about everything. She turned to face the sleeping child and sighed. Hopefully, I can keep him on the right track when he gets old enough to save her- if he remember, that is. With that ending thought, Blue closed her eyes and drifted off happily into a dream where a knight in armour fought an army to save the fair maiden trapped in the large, looming tower.
When Silver woke up in the middle of the night from some unknown disturbance, he saw a little smile on his big sis's face that was genuine unlike how her smile usually appeared. He had gazed at her face for maybe a minute when she whispered, "Silver, I hope you remember." Softly before turning to face away from him. He smiled himself, and whispered back he always would before proceeding to cuddle with Blue once again.
A/N: Does anyone else think I made Blue a little too matronly? Sorry guys. I guess I totally see Blue differently from what she actually is... ANYWAYS! I hope you enjoyed this very abrupt chapter!
