Author's Note: Hey you gorgeous souls!Okay, so it's been a minute, so I'm posting this Oneshot about May/Gary, next on queue is the lovely prompt by the lovely Poetically Incorrect and after that I'll publish my Babe's Ameriboo's prompt 33

Thank you guys all so much for prompting me! And I can't wait to publish them, but sadly since this person is a guest I can't directly reply to them myself, but I sadly am not accustomed to the games like that so I won't be able to write that lovely prompt :( I really hope that you can find someone that is, but thank you for your trust in my love33

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Golden

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"Look at the stars. Look at how they shine for you, and everything you do"

-Coldplay; Yellow

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It's the color of the soft rays of sunlight pouring down and caressing her lovely face ever so gently.

It's the color of the small strands of blonde that melt into her light hazelnut locks that fly freely in the sea breeze, and the color of the flexes that shine in his large emerald orbs whenever he is indulged with the opportunity to simply gaze at her magnificent beauty.

Her head lies perfectly in-between the crook of his neck and chest, the warmth of the day cradling them into a comfortable loll.

Her lids are shut, and he can hear the rhythmic pattern of her breathing.

Gary smiles contently to himself as he takes her dainty hand into his own, stealing a glance towards the stunning ring that seems as if it was made to rest upon her finger.

The peace of jewelry has been passed down from generation to generation in the Oak family, and Gary had absolutely no doubt that she had always been destined to be the next woman who would wear it.

The ring is one of modest beauty, much like her, with a band of rosy gold, and intricately woven designs that run around the length of it. Small purls, and vibrantly toned sapphires accent the princess cut diamond in the center of the ring.

Staring at the family heir loom, and how it almost blends with her finger seamlessly, as if it had always belonged there, and has just now found its place, brings a rush of memories to play through the auburn haired man's thoughts.

Memories of her, of them, of what has transpired, and hopes of what yet lies ahead.

/.-.-

The first time they meet is during the celebration post the Hoenn Grand Festival.

May West had ben pronounced as the victor of the world renowned coordinating competition, making it so that she is the Top Coordinator in four separate regions.

As Gary watched the final battle of the competition play out, between May and a pink haired woman that Gary for the life of him couldn't remember the name of, it had proved nearly impossible for him to take his eyes off her.

Everything about the beauty entranced him, from her choice of pokemon, (Glacion and Blazikan,) to the way she used their strengths and weaknesses to her advantage, and the way she combined their attacks to create one of force and beauty took his breath away, it had been truly unprecedented.

At first glance, Gary had wrongfully assumed the bright eyed girl to be just another attractive, entitled girl who had been caught up in the glamor of coordinating, rather than the actual art of it. However, as the battle progressed, all Gary's initial assumptions of her had been thrown out of the window.

Everything about the way she battled, the confidence and trust she held in both herself and her pokemon, and the expert decisions she made to earn her ultimate victory, had amazed Gary.

Watching as the small specs of golden paper fall from the ceiling, commemorating her awing victory, all Gary had wanted to do was speak with her.

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So now he stands in the midst of the festivities in hopes of an actual conversation with the newly pronounced Top coordinator.

"Hey big bro," a chirpy voice exclaims from behind him.

The pokemon researcher turns to find his younger sister standing there, still dressed in her festival attire.

Her long, deep chocolate, main falling down her shoulders, as if a waterfall, and wearing the glittering dress that had shone so brightly in the arena.

"Hey Daisy," he smiles and envelops her into a consoling embrace, feeling sympathetic towards her loss.

The siblings pull away after a quick moment. Gary speaks his apologies, and she waves him off, claiming that she had been glad to have made it to the semi finals.

The pair continue to speak for a bit longer, informing one another what they had been up to in these last few months,.

Though, their conversation is cut short when the dark haired girl spots a close friend in the crowd, and waves her over towards them.

Gary shifts himself so he can see who his sister is inviting over, a part of him prepared to tap into his protective older brother mode, incase it had been a boy.

When he spots her walking over, a smirk melts into his features without his knowledge.

She looks stunning, wearing a deep blue, V-neck gown, emphasizing her hourglass figure. Her long hazelnut locks fall down one shoulder in an almost regal sort of way, though the friendliness in her angelic smile and wide eyes completely over rode that notion.

She walks towards them with an air of confidence and grace, exactly how one would expect a Top Coordinator to stride.

The two brunette coordinators embrace in greeting, each congratulating the other with her success in the festival.

After a clearing of the throat by Gary, Daisy introduced the two.

"May, this is my older brother, Gary Oak."

"Your highness," the auburn haired boy teases with a bow directed towards the proclaimed, Princess of Hoenn.

"Funny…" is all May gave in response, a thin smile playing on the edges of her lips, and a rosy color tinting her cheeks. "So you're Gary Oak, huh?" She asks with a hand pressing firmly against her hip, and a kinked brow of curiosity.

"My name proceeds me?" Gary smirks, a pixilated glint sparkling in his eyes of jade.

"You could say that," the brunette nods. "My younger brother use to be a fan of yours, back when you were still battling." She explains.

"I was pretty good back in the day, wasn't I?" He smirks, pompous as all get out..

"Sure," the coordinator agreed half-heartedly. "But then you gave it all up."

"I don't think of it as giving up." He corrected. "I prefer to say that I decided to broadened my horizons. I mean, the research I discover can help the pokemon community as a whole, instead of just fulfilling some kid dream I had."

"How very…noble?" May laughed sweetly.

She had a warm, welcoming laugh, and soon enough Gary found himself joining in her humor.

"i'd like to think so."

May and Gary continue to speak through out the night, (neither having noticed Daisy's absence). There conversation consisted, of everything, but nothing at all. Their words cam easy, and there had never been a moment of awkward silence. A nonsensical familiarity ran between them, allowing the both of them to speak sincerely and without worry of the possible repercussions.

Soon enough, the party and people surrounding them had melted into the background, and the only person either saw was each other.

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Hours later, they find themselves standing bare foot on the beach directly outside of the festival grounds.

Her wide, aqua orbs were staring intently at the sparkling stars above, a far away expression painted across her features, as if she had been lost in thought.

Watching as the moonlight traced her silhouette, and the way her brunette locks seemed to fade into the night, that same enchantment she held during the festival came over Gary yet again.

Breaking the tranquil silence of the night, Gary asks her about the golden necklace she wears.

Her hand moved to the single Torchick charm that hang off the chain, in an almost subconscious manner.

Her eyes bore into his own, blue melting into green, while she explained the bracelet had been given to her by her father, right before the first grand festival she had won, and ever sense she wore the piece of jewelry for good luck.

Gary just nodded along, but he couldn't help but be distracted. He had been to lost in her hypnotizing pools of blue, and the way her soft grin transformed her already lovely face into something completely new. A beauty that has never been witnessed before that precise moment.

Subsequently to those infinite moments of silence, spent with them simply staring into one another's orbs, Gary opened his mouth to ask her if they could meet again, on another night, but before a single word could escape his lips, a new voice intruded the silence.

A boy, with dazzling emerald orbs and hair to match, walked towards them, and snaked his arms around May's petite waist.

"Hey babe, I was looking for you." He whispered into her ear, causing a deep shade of pink to blaze her cheeks.

"Hey Drew," she smiled up at him. "I was just talking with Daisy's older brother, Gary Oak." She waves an apathetic hand towards the auburn haired researcher standing mere feet from the pair.

A nod towards his direction is all Drew gave to acknowledge Gary's existence.

"Come on babe, Solidad and Harley are looking for ya," he says before leading May to return to the festival's celebration, though before the two could get to far away, the petite brunette turned back aroud towards Gary.

"We'll keep in touch," she insisted with a slight query coloring her tone.

"Sure." Gary promised as he watched the pair being swallowed into the darkness of the night, his eyes following the soft glint of her golden necklace before even that too is also hidden.

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It was the color of the stickers attached to each letter she sent him ever since that blessed night.

Weeks had passed in a sort of haze post the tournament. The morning after the celebration, Gary had stuck around the festival grounds, after his sister's departure, in hopes of seeing the brunette coordinator once more, but he ultimately unsuccessful.

After he had been standing outside for over an hour, Gary had finally given up on seeing the girl again, chocking the night to be one of those experiences you hear of in fairytales, or romance novels.

Boy meets girl, girl meets boy. Boy and girl spend the entire night star gazing, and spending the perfect evening with one another. Spending a night that could never again be replicated. But then girl mysteriously leaves boy dumbfounded, and then boy and girl never meet again, holding on to that night like a priceless artifact of their past.

Gary eventually finds himself back in his newly acquired lab, on the esteemed professor Birch's land.

His days continued on as normal, filled with pokemon, thesis papers, and flirtatious conversations with a multitude of girls a day.

That is until he receives a letter in the mail.

The note is written in an elegant script, a hand that must have belonged to a woman. It was a short blurb, but those few sentences, and the simple knowledge that she had written it, revived a piece of Gary. A piece that had been eternally curious and excited, a peace that he had thought he had lost years prior.

Soon enough, the two fell into a rhythmic pattern of sending each other small updates of their lives and the small correspondence had soon become the high light of both Gary's and May's weeks. The two of them using the notes in a way to escape the pressures that continuously surround the both of them to hold up their respective family names, and self made images.

Soon enough, the amount of female interactions Gary had had became few and far between. All his free time had become about writing to her, or searching the mail for that familiar golden star sticker, that the brunette had adorned on top each stationary she had sent.

It had been in one of those letters that May had nonchalantly informed Gary of her break up with her once rival, Drew Hayden, citing different prospects for their respective futures.

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It had been the color of the wrappers strewn across the blanket floor.

The two find themselves resting across a large oak tree, soaking in the sunlight.

A soft breeze plays with the colorfully fallen leaves, another autumn had slithered into the tropical region, bringing along with it a soft chill and cautious breeze.

Gary's focus was completely swallowed intently on the girl sitting besides him. She looked adorable with her oversized sweater, and the obvious concentration she had put in opening the bottle of water in her hands.

May had arrived earlier that morning in hopes of assisting Gary with a paper he had been stressing out about for the passed fortnight. After a few hours from her arrival, the pair decided on editting the yet unfinished conclusion out doors.

The two mercifully manage to complete the paper, and had decided in spending the remaining hours of evening to relax.

"Finally!" The brunette exclaims as the bottle lid popped off on to the ground.

With a slight shake of the head, Gary laughs at the girl's childish behavior.

"Oh spare me Oak," May demanded. "The thing was like wired shut."

"What ever you say Princess," he chuckled in response.

With an indignant huff, May wrapped her arms across her chest, and leaned back on the tree's trunk.

"Fine," Gary exasperated while leaning backwards, so he was on the same eye level as her. "i'm sure that the water was harder to open, than I originally thought." He offered while a small smirk played on the edges of his lips.

"Thank you…and it was." May replies with a mock superior tone.

A moment passes, and the two split into uncontrollable laughter, finally breaking from the stress of that day.

When the two finally calm down, their eyes catch, and never let loose of each other.

It had been a year sense the two's first meeting, and months sense Gary had been informed of May's break up with Drew. Gary had attempted a myriad of times to ask her out properly, but whenever the moment presents itself, Gary had never been able to muster up the courage to say it out loud. Somehow, during these last few months, May had formed into someone he had never imagined he could be associated with.

Rather than just another beautiful girl in his path to becoming one of the most successful pokemon researchers, like his grandfather, May had become a path all her own. She had become one of the select few that Gary considered trustworthy, and honest. She had become an immense part of his life in a matter of months, and if he ever tried thinking of his future without her, he would see nothing else.

She had become the one constant, and sure thing in his world.

So staring into her warm orbs of blue, while feeling the soft autumn breeze blow against them, that familiar fear holding him back had crept back up yet again. Knowing himself, Gary knows that if he dared take the next step with the girl, one day soon, he would screw things up somehow. And that was the one thing Gary couldn't bare to think, he couldn't lose her, he wouldn't lose her.

Letting out a breath, May leaned back into a sitting position, as if nothing had happened between them.

Gary soon follows suit, and sits back besides her, feeling the pregnant silence and taut tension pressing its way between them. And suddenly, the fear holding him back starts to melt.

Watching her do the simple act of picking up the chocolate treat they had brought, and unwrapping the golden aluminum concealing it, the realization had roared through him. Gary had realized how harmful it had been to hide his feelings for her, and if he did not act soon, some other guy would notice her perfection. Some other guy would adore the sound of her soft laughter, or the way her orbs glinted whenever she was particularly curious, or her unwavering selflessness.

So without another moments thought, Gary blurted out, "Would you want to go on a date sometime."

the auburn haired boy waited with bated breath for the response that would either break him, or make him the happiest he has ever been.

Gary had been eternally thankful when he saw the small smirk melt into May's lovely features.

"Isn't that what this is?" She teases as another golden wrapper falls to the ground.

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It was the color of the dress she wore.

Perhaps the most crucial night of Gary's career had been on the night he first realized he had fallen completely in love with her.

On a cool winter evening, Gary had held a small banquet to reveal his newest pokemon discovery. The piece of research having the capability to make his career as Gary Oak, esteemed pokemon researcher from the Kanto region, rather than Gary Oak, Samuel Oak's grandson.

The auburn haired man had been nervous out of his mind the entire night, every respectable scientist and academic from all the regions being in attendance. But still, May had made it all seem alright.

With her simple grace, and dazzling smile, her light seemed to have litem the entirety of the banquet hall.

It had been in that hall, watching as she laughed with his grandfather and Professor Birch, her once tightly wrapped locks now falling mess ally down her shoulders, and the golden of the dress emphasizing her crystal orbs, Gary had realized just how greatly he had fallen for her.

Unmeasurably.

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It had been the in the brilliant stars that night.

Post a romantic evening on the coast of one of May's all time favorite beaches, the pair had decided upon taking a twilight lit walk parallel to the stunningly beautiful ocean side.

"It's such a beautiful night," May had marveled as she stared in to the deep darkness of the sky, only being punctured by the twinkling gold of starlight.

"Not as beautiful as you," Gary says before he could think about it… She does that to him, makes him feel things he can't contain. Gary use to be able and keep everything bottled up. He was able to think on everything he said so he can make sure it's exactly right, but with may, it's like he can't help but divulge all his feelings, even if they're messy and confusing and downright risible sometimes. With May, he'd give her all of him if only she'd ask.

"Shut up," the petite brunette teases as she shoves him aside playfully.

"No…I mean it." Gary smirks, his gentle emerald orbs meeting her breath taking cerulean skies.

Without a moments pause, Gary finds himself kneeling with one knee on the ground.

Weeks of practicing in his mind, of finding the perfect venue, of speaking the perfect words, suddenly flew out of the window. After all, every moment with her is perfect.

The researcher snakes the velvet box from his trouser pockets, trying not to focus on the shocked expression residing in her delicate features, and with a deep inhale of breath, Gary allows himself to look into her eyes once more, just letting the words tumble out of him.

"May, from the first day I have been mesmerized by you."

Tears started to stream down her lovely face as she watched him open the small box.

"I didn't know it then, but I've always den in love with you." He continues, battling the droplets starting to prickle in his own forests. "And I know I will always be in love with you, and I would do anything to see you smile that beautiful smile of yours, so May Ana West-"

"Yes!" The brunette blurts with barely contained excitement.

"I didn't ask you anything yet," Gary smirks playfully.

"I don't care, just yes." May laughs as she falls into his loving embrace.

Feeling as if a bolt of energy had shot through him, Gary raises the two of them back up, and spins them around excitedly.

That being the single greatest moment of either of their lives.

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Laying there now, with her sleeping form lied against him, suddenly an array of future images of them runs through his mind.

Gary imagines the golden wedding bands the two ail exchange.

He imagines bringing their first born daughter back home in a light golden embroidered blanket, and he imagines their son showing off his first earned golden gym badge.

And then, he sees himself and May, both being as old as his grandfather, but her eyes still having that captivating glint that he had first been entranced by. Gary imagines her bracelet being completely filled with golden, diamond adorned charms, the charms he had gotten her collectively for each one of their anniversaries.

With the hope of a future spent with the lovely brunette, Gary pulls May closer to him, and kisses the top of her head lovingly.