Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon or any of the characters except my OCs.
Thank you, Tigrun for suggesting the shipping name Innocentshipping for Turquoise and Aries.
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Amethysts loved her family, but they could be overbearing and could never agree on anything, expressly when it came to her 'wellbeing'. Ruby wanted her to fallow in his footsteps and he said that he would train her to become the top Coordinator while her mother Sapphire wanted for her to hone her battling skills so that she may be able to protect herself when she went off on her journey. She loved Contests but she also loved the thrill of battles. She didn't want for her father to train her though she loved him and will always look up to him as a role model. She wanted to find her own way of battling, one that combined both her love for battling and contests.
That was the reason she was leaving tonight. It had to be tonight or else her parents would find out and try to stop her. This would be the day she left home and her journey began. She had left a note on her desk, hoping that they would understand and not be too worried. She knew her dad would understand, he himself had run away from home to pursue his dreams.
Hesitantly, she lowered herself onto the tree branch praying that it would hold her weight. As soon as she settled her full weight onto the thin branch, it gave way and she went crashing towards the ground.
"Glacia, Ice Beam!" She commanded and her Glaceon leaped to save her trainer. The fresh snow concentrated and a light blue ball forms in front of its mouth which emitted a blue light beams. Trained to create beauty, she moulded it so that it became spirals that create an icy slide that saved her trainer from a fall that would've broken her neck.
"Thanks you Glacia." She petted the fox like pokemon. It was covered in light-blue fur and had diamond shaped ears. She seems to have three diamond shapes in its forehead that had two diamonds like tails hanging from her temple that were a darker blue colour. The pokemon tail was also shaped like a diamond.
Amethysts turned back to make sure that her scream didn't wake her parents. She grabbed her luggage that she hid in the bushes earlier that day and scoped up Glacia before running down to the port. It was dark so she couldn't make her way through the forest. They had moved to Sinnoh so that Ruby could continue his dream of being a Coordinator but he couldn't let his wife bore away in the city of Hearthome city so surprised her by buying a house outside of the city near the forest.
"Take the scene Airia!" She called out her Altaria. The humming pokemon spread out its wing that resembles clouds before wrapping them around its body for warmth. It had a light blue body and white cheeks. Two long feathers trailed on its head that looked like ribbons. She allowed herself one final look back at her childhood home before climbing onto Airia and scooping up Glacia into her arms.
"Fly to Canalave City Aria." She ordered the Altaria who nodded and took flight. The trio knew this route well since her family would always go to the little port town every year when they go to visit her friends in Johto and Kanto. As soon as she could hear the loud shouts of the boats, a smile split her face. Her first journey was about to begin.
No sooner did she stepped off her pokemon did she get into trouble.
"Excuse me." She felt a small hand tug at her dress. She looked down into large brown eyes and fell into the trap easier than a Slowpoke. She was never one to just walk away from a crying child, her heart wouldn't allow it. He looked afraid and hungry so she dug into her bag satchel and took out a lava cookie for him. She didn't even wonder what a little boy was doing at the ports at this time.
"Are you lost?" She asked him and that seem to set him off. He burst out crying and hugged her legs. "Don't worry. It's going to be okay."
She didn't know how she could possible keep her word when she didn't even know what was bothering the child. Nevertheless, she put her bags and luggage down so she could kneel down and look him in the eyes. She sent him a dazzling smile that she hoped would calm him. He wiped away his tears and told her that he was lost and couldn't find his family. She sat him on her Altaria and told him to stay put while she went to find some help.
Loud laughing caught her attention. Hoping to find answers, she entered the tavern and felt her heart dropped at her feet. She was never really good in crowds and felt herself hyperventilate. She was good with kids and adults but when it came to interacting with people her own age. It was a shame that at the age of twenty one, the only interaction she had with people her age was the five children of her parents' friends. Her father had taken her with him when he goes into Hearthome City whenever there was a contest but she always spent it behind the stage, away from others.
The fact that the place smelled of liquor and another foul smell she couldn't decipher didn't clam her nerves either. She gasped when two men grabbed each other's throat and almost tackled her but fortunately she moved out of the way fast enough. She bent down to straighten the skirt of her dress when she felt something on her rear. She jumped back and backed herself against the wall. A group of men eyed her and she tried not to run out screaming or faint. Her Glacia stood in front of her, its fur spiked as a warning to the men. They didn't spare her a second glance after that and went back to their conversation.
She looked around the room to find someone that might sightly resemble the little outside in hopes that person would be related to the child and be able to help her. Her eyes met a pair of scarlet ones and her heart skipped a beat. She felt as if his gaze could send her away to some unknown place. She shook herself, she was here to help the the boy, she couldn't get distracted.
"E-Ex-Excuse me." She stuttered which didn't cause much reaction she swallowed her bashfulness and raised her voice. "Does anyone know the child out there?"
Almost every face turned to look at her and shrunk away and let out a little squeak. "There is a little boy out there looking for his family. Does anyone know the boy or his family?"
"Don't get your nose into what isn't yours." A man growled at her. "That boy had been out there for a couple days now so he can survive another couple."
Amethysts gasped. How could the man suggest something so vile? That wasn't the worst of it, he went on. "The boy needs to grow up to be a man, what better way to than this? His family probably abandoned him so there must be something wrong with the boy."
"He's just a boy!" Amethysts finally found her voice. "If he doesn't have a family, then I will find one for him! No one deserves to be alone!"
She turned on her heel to storm out but she still heard the laughs and taunt behind her. "He's probably going to rob you. He's hungry and desperate."
When she walked outside, she was shocked. The little boy she was trying to help was there, going through her bags. He looked up and saw her dumbfound look and panicked. He grabbed her bag and rain down the streets with no real destination in mind.
"Wait! My pokemon are in there!" She grabbed her luggage and ran after him. "Wait, please, I'm not mad! I just want my pokemon back! I won't tell on you if you just give back my pokemon!"
The boy didn't seem to hear her or just didn't take her promise to heart for he ran faster. She could feel her endurance running out and prayed that the boy was tiring too.
A shadow stepped in front the boy and he froze from fear.
The man seemed to have come from nowhere, as if he were just a shadow himself. Their eyes met and he held up his hand as if to tell her to let him handle it. He was tall, almost as tall as her father, which she thought was impossible. He was built and she wondered how he could've moved without being detected. She wasn't surprised that the boy stopped in fear, the man seemed to be danger and power personified. His red eyes seem to glow in the dark and see through her and she could feel his gaze on her heart. His disordered midnight gave him an 'I don't care' look.
If the man didn't scare the kid, his Mightyena probably did. The dog pokemon fur ranged from black to grey. It stood as tall as the man's waist and growled menacingly. Its glowing amber eyes had crimson pupils and it bared its fangs.
She recognized his eyes, he was in the pub when she made her speech. His hot piercing eyes gave her a heart stopping look just as he did back at the pub. Oh how easily she fell into his crimson eyes!
"Down boy." The man said in a deep voice, calling off his Mightyena. He took a step towards the boy and he stumbled back, falling on his behind. He grabbed the strapped of Amethysts's satchel and pried it away from the boy's fingers. He motioned her forward and passed her the satchel. The boy was so caught up in his fear that he didn't even realize what he did.
"He won't hurt you son." He gentle took the boy's hand and rested it on top of the pokemon's head, "See, Shadow won't hurt you."
The boy hesitated but stroked the dog's fur and in reaction Shadow nudged his head closer to the boy. The man waited for the boy relaxed before going on. "Where is your parent's boy?"
"They left me!" He burst out crying. "They didn't want me!"
"Here," He reached into his pocket, took out some coin and placed it into his hand. "Take a ferry to Kanto and go to the house with a red roof next the pub. You'll meet an old lady that will take care of you. Tell her Crimson sent you."
He didn't wait for the boy to respond before ruffling his hair and walking away.
"Wait! Please Mr. Mysterious, I have some questions!" Amethysts ran after him. He kept walking as if she wasn't calling after him.
"My name is Amethysts," The woman smiled up at him. She grabbed his arm, stopping him in his tracks and he saw that she was panting form her run, "Thank you for helping me. What's your name?"
"Crimson." The man shrugged and turned to walk away. Amethysts found that entirely rude but that didn't deter her. She grabbed her luggage and followed him, trying to match her steps to his.
"This is my first journey! I'm new at all of this, so can you join me? Please, I need someone to help me. I'm going to be just like my father Ruby and become a top Coordinator."
"Then you are weak." He quicken his step, needing distance from the sunny girl, no she looked to be barely a woman but that didn't make her any less naïve or trouble. He couldn't let anyone join him on his journey, or he'll be risking their lives. No matter what all the papers were saying about him, he wasn't a monster.
His life was shit and he wouldn't ruin anyone else's by getting close to them. He learned to live without human interaction but sometimes it got lonely and the warmth in his ice shielded heart burned once again in reaction in this vibrant girl. He had to get away from her as fast as possible.
"What do you mean weak?" She screamed and ran to block his path. Her sapphire eyes flashed and he couldn't see the scared girl she was back in the pub. He had followed her to try to help her. She looked so distressed that he couldn't help but feel pity for her but then she had faced everyone in the pub in defence of the child. He had to admire her spark and thought she would do alright on her own. Then those bastards started whispering the vile things they were going to do to her, he had to give the bastards a lesson. He didn't lose his anger, he rarely did but some said his cool ice was better than his flaming rage; the rage didn't last as long. He decided that she did need his helpdafter all and went after her, promising that he'll only be with her long enough to help the child. He came out of the pub at the exact moment the child ran off with her Pokemon.
He looked back at the small girl who looked about twenty ine. She had light brown hair that was split into two and her dark blue eyes were as dark as sapphires. The top of her head only reached his chin and her body wasn't as curvaceous as other women her age. It bothered him that he was attracted to her but he wouldn't let her get under his skin. He realized that she said her father was Ruby and cursed at himself. He didn't know how he didn't notice sooner. She was the splitting image of her mother Sapphire.
He might have a use for her after all.
"Why do you think I am weak?" Her scream brought him out of his thoughts.
"Contests are weak." He said simply. "A real battle doesn't include prancing around trying to look pretty for their trainer. It's degrading."
He could sense her retort and decided to change the subject since he needed to gain her good will. "What's your Glaceon's name?"
"Oh… It's Glacia." She beamed and hugged the frost pokemon closer to her. "You know, my father has a Mightyena as well. He names him Nana."
"She even nicknames them." He groaned beneath his breath.
To his disappointment she heard him, "You named your Mightyena!"
"I named him Shadow which is a hell of a lot more manly than Nana. I name my pokemon after Gods and none of them are feminine little pokemon. I have the ability to protect myself."
Amethysts notice the hardness in his voice and didn't question what made him so hard and arrogant towards anything he considered weak. Her mother had struggle with being seen as weak so knew what pride could do to a person.
"Can you walk slower?" She asked him, dragging her luggage. "This thing is heavier that I thought it would be."
Crimson sighed and took the luggage from her. He didn't carry it for her like a gentleman would; instead he opened it and threw the contents onto the ground. He knelt down and went through all the items on the floor.
"Hey!" She rushed over to stop him from going through her belongings. He stopped her by extending his arm out.
"You don't need all this shit. Its clothes, clothes and clothes! Unless these have some symbolic meaning to you, it can be left behind. Go through it and get what you can't leave behind."
She did as he commanded and found the only object there that held meaning to her, the locket that held her and her parents. As she went through the pile, she realized how inexperienced she really was and how she might not even survive in the real world. She looked up and saw that he was looking through her satchel and nodded his approval that there was only the bare necessity in it and shoved a few article of clothes in them.
"Let's go." He shoved the bag at her, "Remember to pack light next time going on a journey."
"Thank you." She told him. He walked several steps but turned back when he saw that she didn't follow him.
"Aren't you coming? I thought you wanted someone to guide you on your journey."
"You really would?" She ran to him and wrapped her arms around his neck, laughing with joy. "Thank you."
"Don't go all soft on me." He pried her arms off him, hoping that she didn't see him blush slightly. Damnit, he thought to himself. He wasn't weak so why was this little woman causing such havoc on his feelings.
"By the way, why didn't you go with the kid?"
"He'll be safe at the orphanage in Kanto. They'll treat him right." She didn't question about how he knew that himself.
"I'm sure he will be. Where are we going?"
"Aren't you going to decide that? It's your journey of becoming a top coordinator."
"Yeah, but I'm being a burden on you, so you can chose the journey first."
Crimson couldn't believe fate's hand, "My boss told me to go to Johto on business."
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Hope you like this chapter. Like with Aries and Turquoise, I have no ideas for the shipping name of Crimson and Amethysts.
