Also for Amber. (Sorry, it's going to be longer than intended. :| It was originally going to be a oneshot buuuut. I'm too lazy to write more. So this is a super-short chapter. Next one ought to be longer, and wrap it up I hope. I hope.)
This is going to be seriously edited tomorrow. I had a hectic day today and barely made my nano goal, so I'm not up for more writing. :\ Sorry!
Green awoke suddenly. This didn't feel like his bed in Viridian, nor the bed at Mt. Silver. His neck hurt a lot, too.
After a moment, he managed to pry his eyelids open. A tubelike room with seats all around him, covered in ugly Unova style patterns. How could he not remember where he was? The events of the past few days pieced themselves back together as he lifted his head and tried to work the crick out. Red, feeling the sudden movement, looked over and smile.
"Ouch." Green muttered, as his neck popped. Red just smiled at him from under his hat. Green had seen him in public without it exactly zero times. He even wore it at Mt. Silver. Green could never understand it. Hats drove him crazy. His hair was way too cool to put under a hat.
Red had obviously stayed awake the whole, boring flight. He was like that. Solid and silent as a rock. And he was all Green's. He couldn't help but smile back, after a moment.
He leaned over and snuck a kiss. He was sure no one would say anything- between the two of them, they could beat everyone else on the plane- but it was still impolite. He couldn't help it. It was the talk of Viridian City. The young gym leader and the young champion, together! It wasn't really a scandal or anything, he supposed. Just people talking.
His gramps was really awkward about it, though. Trying he best to pretend there wasn't anything while making it painfully obvious he knew. He parents didn't mid, though. Not that he saw them much. If he wasn't busy with work, he was with Red. He felt bad for it sometimes, but they understood.
They were in the air, still, and Green could faintly see the famous city of Castelia. its massive skyscrapers and bright lights, even this early in the morning, were all lit up and bustling with activity. These Unovans were very strange, he decided. Red was staring out the window as well when Green looked up, so he snuck another kiss on his cheek. Red moved his head the last moment, and pressed their lips together with a wink. He was watching Green instead of the scenery.
After about half an hour, the flight attendant came through and began waking people up for the landing in Mistralton City. Soon, they could see the runway lights and a bit of the town, but it was still pre-dawn, and not too much could be seen.
The flight attendant stood at the front of the aircraft, near the cabin, and announced the fact the plane would be landing shortly. And, indeed, they did land shortly. The landing was surprisingly smooth. Green had expected something much worse, so he was pleasantly surprised.
The plane was preparing to disembark now. Unfortunately, for some reason, this city had the only airstrip in all of Unova. There were only a few airstrips in the world, really. Most people preferred boats, but planes were becoming more and more common. So they had to land here, and walk the rest of the way. The tournament would begin in three days, so they had plenty of time to amble that way.
Green unfastened his seatbelt, and stood. Red was staring out the window, not hearing anything. He did that a lot. Green tapped on the shoulder, smiling.
"Come on! Let's go see all that Unova's got!" he said enthusiastically. Red just smiled laconically and took of his seatbelt. He stood easily, and grasped Green's hand, giving a quick squeeze. Green smiled widely.
"Please exit the plane in an orderly fashion, and thank you for flying air Kanto. We hope to see you again soon." the flight attendant said, walking up the aisle. "Good luck in the tournament!"
Everyone had woken up by this point, and most were standing. Green could now see that Blaine and Erika were in the seat ahead of them, and Koga and his daughter were behind them. Green nodded cordially at them, then dropped his hand away from Red's, and stepped into the aisle. Red was right behind him, silent as ever. He could talk. Green had heard him a few times. He just chose not to. It was endearing, for the most part, and more than a little frustrating.
They stepped off of the plane- Green still couldn't believe something like this could exist. It reminded him of a skarmory, in a way.- and into Mistraltron City. Tiny place, by the looks of it. A massive tower could be seen to the north, and a small mountain range to the south. A pokemon center, very modern, all steel and glass, could be seen a little ways from the airstrip. There wasn't any big terminal here, like they had built in Viridian, so they simply strolled off the tarmac and on to the path to the town proper.
It was really, really small. Not a city at all, Green thought. Not even really enough people to call it a town. Red would be happy here, he thought. Then reached down and took Red's hand in his own. Why bother hiding it? He and Red were together, and if anyone had a problem, they could very well take it up with Red's Charizard.
Red looked down at him, and smiled. An attractive smile, of course, and Green couldn't help smile back.
A woman met them on the path, a strangely-dressed woman with wild brown hair approached.
"Hello, all!" she said. "I'm Skyla, the gym leader here. I'm supposed to show you to Driftveil, but something's come up in Orre. I'm going to fly out there and help out. Hopefully I'll be back in time for the tournament." She was impossibly cheerful.
Red looked at her blankly. Red rarely listened to anyone. Excepting Green, and his mother. The only way you'd get a response out of him is to ask a yes-or-no question. Green sighed, and explained what was being said.
"So, go through the caves south of town, and follow the route south from the mouth of the cave. You'll find it!" She dashed off to her plane, and quickly took off. People in Unova always seemed to be scurrying around, never really bothering to stop and talk. It was unnerving to Green, and probably to Red as well. You'd never know it from either of their faces.
The rest of the group trooped off towards the caves, but Red held Green from following.
"What?" Green asked. It came out harsher than he had meant it to. Nerves, he guessed. He would make it up to Red some way.
Red nodded at the tower in the distance, and began to walk towards it. Green sighed, and followed, still holding his hand. If Red decided to do something, nothing in this world or the next could keep him from it.
Editor's Note: I am well-aware Kago doesn't show up at the tournament. This will be addressed in the next chapter. I dunno why he didn't. Kago is rad. Just in case you noticed that little discrepancy.