The title of the chapter was a tie between its current title of "Merry Christmas!" or "Damn you Lance!" Personally, I liked the second one more, but I went with the generic name. Sigh.
Chapter 7: Merry Christmas!
Waking up with Silver in my arms made several thoughts rush to my head. The first: Silver is going to kill me. The second: whoa, it's Christmas. The third: whoa, I got just what I wanted for Christmas, great job Santa, but Silver is going to kill me. The fourth: oh, right, Silver fell asleep with me willingly. The fifth: oh, Arceus, Silver is aroused. The sixth: wait, so am I. The seventh: Silver is going to kill me.
Silver was cuddled deep into my arms for warmth, still sound asleep. Sneasel was wrapped around his neck, the pokemon's face in my armpit. Most of the other dex holders were still asleep, but I heard some chattering in the party room. I blinked sleepily; gazing at Silver's sleeping form. We'd finally taken the next two steps. Silver's father knew about us, and Silver was sleeping with me. Or, maybe it was only tonight he'd sleep with me. Regardless, his father knew about us and we were still together.
I sighed happily and gave Silver a little squeeze. Sneasel gave an annoyed grumble as I moved his trainer. "Oi, you shut up," I chuckled.
"Leave Sneasel alone," Silver scolded me groggily, looking up at me with sleepy silver eyes.
I chuckled nervously. Sneasel smirked at me. "Did you sleep well?" I asked softly, leaning down and kissing Silver on top of his head.
He gave a small nod and nuzzled up into my neck, his movements almost catlike. He was probably half asleep still, so I decided to enjoy it. I pulled Silver on top of me. I ran my hands up his shirt, running them up and down Silver's sides, careful to use my palms so I didn't tickle him. His skin was so soft and hot.
"What are you doing?" he asked in confusion, tensing at my touch.
"Loving you," I replied, holding him.
Sneasel was pissed at me for taking Silver away. I didn't care. "Silver is mine," I teased the pokemon.
Silver hit me. "Sneasel owned me first."
The pokemon sent me another smirk. "Quit always taking his side!" I whined.
Silver sighed, nuzzling into my chest.
"Oi! All of you wake up! Santa came!" Blue and Sapphire yelled as they barged into our room. "We already went and picked up the Sinnoh dex holders as well you lazy males!"
It was like being in some zombie movie as the other guys slowly rose up out of bed, looking half dead. I grinned and stood, managing to pull Silver into my arms bridal style. He was a lot heavier than he looked. It practically killed me, especially with Silver thrashing and yelling in my arms, but I managed to carry him to the party room.
I set him on the floor and he glared at me. The other dex holders were grinning at us. It was a Christmas feeling all around the room, all of us in our PJs except the Sinnoh dex holders. Had the girls gone to pick them up in their PJs? Not that it really mattered, but I'm sure they would've been cold. There was also a Christmas tree set up, and some fresh baked sugar cookies which I thought was cute.
And so, the presents began with the seniors handing out their gifts to all us juniors. They got all the Sinnoh and Hoenn dex holders photo albums (to see things they hadn't gotten to) with so many memorable pictures and some even before us Johto dex holder's time. I actually wish I'd gotten one, too. Those photo albums were like the past coming alive.
For us Johto dex holders, they got us each a painting of the legendary beast we rode in battle against the masked man, Crystal Suicune, Silver Entie, and me Raikou. They were beautiful paintings as well. And, Blue got Silver something else.
It was traditional apparently that she always made Silver a new pair of black gloves and a new pair of white gloves for herself. I smiled gently as I watched the two tightly embrace. They loved each other so much.
Then Green, Silver, and I decided to present our gifts to Blue. Silver got her a sapphire and diamond silver bracelet that matched her necklace, I got the matching earrings, and Green got her the matching ring. "They had to be specially made," Silver explained when she gawked at how perfectly they matched her necklace. She thanked us eagerly and tackle hugged us. It was a great thing.
There were so many presents. So many. Crystal, Silver, and I got the Sinnoh dex holders some Johto mythology books because we'd heard those crazy Sinnoh people loved their mythology. We got the Hoenn dex holders, get this: food. Lots of Johto treats. It was my idea. All my idea. In return, it turns out they'd gotten us Johto dex holders pokemon scarves. For contests (which we didn't have, but oh well). Actually, they got pokemon scarves for all of the other dex holders. Ruby made them. Silver got a red one, me a yellow, Crystal a blue.
Crystal got both Silver and me a special joint gift. Blushing, Silver and I opened the gift together, and as we opened the small box, we were greeted with two necklaces. One was beautiful shining silver with Silver engraved on it; the other was shining gold with Gold engraved on it. They were rectangular pendants, and connected to a loop where the chains thread through. The golden one had a gold chain, the silver one a silver chain.
Crystal smiled and pulled out the gold one, putting it around Silver's neck, and then she grabbed the silver one and put it on around my neck. We both thanked her and gave her a tight hug. They were beautiful necklaces, and I really enjoyed having a necklace with Silver's name on it.
Oh, my favorite part was when Silver and I unwrapped each other's presents. He got me a few small things, and blushed when I looked at them. First, he got me a small photo album, filled with pictures of… us. Each one made me smile and remember how much I loved him. It turned out Blue had taken more pictures of us then I'd known, and Crystal and Green had chipped in some pictures as well. The second gift really made me smile. It was a bottle of the cologne I'd first worn when we'd first started dating. I'd run out of it since then, though.
"It makes me think of you," Silver uttered nervously, blushing.
I kissed him for that.
The third and final gift confused me at first, but then I grinned when Silver explained. It was a cook book, full of these amazing spicy dishes, my favorites. Silver explained he'd cook anything out of the book for me. I grinned and yanked him close. Everything looked great and knowing Silver would cook for me made me smile.
When Silver curiously opened my present, he actually gasped when his fingers brushed over the material. "It's so soft," he uttered, sounding amazed.
I smiled and playfully wrapped the scarf around his neck. He looked so cute in it, just as I'd hoped. Everyone agreed with me. Silver smiled when he saw the Feraligatr stitched into the scarf. He liked that. Everybody else loved it, too.
The Sinnoh dex holders got all of us each a plushie of our starter pokemon, and they were pretty big, too, each about a foot and a half tall. I loved my Cyndaquil one, it reminded me of when Explotaro was just a little guy. He'd helped me set Silver on fire. Good times.
Silver got Green a special book on pokemon training methods, and Green seemed to really enjoy that. I got Red a new hat because his old one was looking scruffy. He laughed softly at me and explained that his current hat was lucky.
We were unwrapping gifts until noon. We filled three trash bags to the brim with all the wrapping paper, too. Still, it was a great day. I titled my head curiously as Blue reminded Silver that he still had to unwrap Giovanni's gift. I'd almost forgotten.
Blue and I curiously watched as Silver carefully peeled off the wrapping paper. Ugh. He was always so precise with things! Just rip it off!
Once the paper was removed, a small stack of worn books were revealed. We gave Silver a curious look. He shrugged and flipped through the first one. He froze slightly. I realized others were gathering around curiously. Something told me this was too private for them, but I guess we were all a big family.
"This is my… my mother's dairy…" he uttered softly, anxiously.
Blue gently ran a hand down Silver's back. "It will sort of be like meeting her," she said softly, thoughtfully, sounding lost in her thoughts.
Silver tentatively reached for the next book. He opened it curiously, skimming the first few pages of bold hand writing written with blue pen. "It looks like many of my father's notes on the gym and training pokemon…" he stated softly. He flicked though, glancing at dates.
He carefully set that book with his mother's diary. Then he picked up the last book. I saw immediately that it was a photo album. Silver threw both Blue and me a questioning look. We gave him a reassuring smile and a nod. Thankfully, most of the other dex holders had realized what was happening was private and they'd left the room. Only Blue, Green, Crystal, and I remained around Silver as he peeked into the past, the past he never got to know.
I gently gave his hand a squeeze. Silver flipped open the book. We were greeted with pictures of Silver's parents in their youth. I smiled. Silver looked so much like his mother. She was a tiny thing, though. She had long beautiful red hair a few shades lighter than Silver's that fell to her mid back. She also had dazzling green eyes and a gorgeous smile. Her skin was pale and freckled, and she looked so delicate but also very energetic. There were pictures of Silver's grandparent's, his parent's wedding, and other random crazy photos. Then in some of the pictures, you could tell Silver's mother was pregnant. I smiled slightly as Silver finally came into the pictures as a tiny baby with wispy orange locks. There were pictures of the family of three together, but not many. You could tell Silver's mother was getting sick. Then finally came the pictures of her funeral. I cringed slightly and gently gripped Silver's hand. There were several more pictures of a growing Silver and his father, pictures of when a tiny Silver got his first pokemon, pictures of Silver and Sneasel together, pictures of random occasions, and then they abruptly ended. Silver's kidnapping.
Blue gently folded Silver into her arms. I never let go of his hand. "I'm really sad, but I'm happy at the same time. Happy that there are these photos," he offered softly.
I smiled gently at my boyfriend. "Well, you're stuck with my mom now," I offered. It had surprised me what Silver had looked like before the kidnapping. He looked to be an energetic, playful, child, chasing his first pokemon, eager to keep up. Not cold and quiet, like he was now. I swallowed thickly, wondering what kind of a person he'd be like today had he not been stolen by a madman.
He chuckled softly, and then a soft rapping came from the sliding door. Crystal went to answer. She gasped. "Y-You're Lance! The dragon master!"
Silver looked up curiously as the young red haired man stepped in. "Ah, there you are, Silver. I have something for you I wanted to give you. I'm not interrupting anything, am I?"
Silver shook his head and gently closed the photo album before standing up and going to Lance. I frowned slightly. I'd never liked Lance, especially the way Silver looked up to him. The guy had wanted to wipe out the human race!
Lance held up a small box wrapped in red wrapping paper with a green bow. I raised an eyebrow in surprise. Silver looked surprised as well. "Take it," Lance encouraged. Silver hesitantly accepted the gift, looking up questioningly. "It's a pokemon, only recently hatched from its egg. It hasn't imprinted yet and I want it to imprint to you. It's a very special pokemon, Silver."
I glared slightly as blushed hinted Silver's cheeks. "How?" Silver asked softly.
"Release it and make sure you're the first person it sees. The imprinting will make it easier to train, and it will make it easier to unlock its true power. Good luck, Silver."
Lance gently ruffled Silver's long red hair, like so many others, and left as simple as that.
Silver gazed at the box curiously. "I want to know what it is," he stated.
Blue grinned. "Let's kick everyone out of one of the bedrooms. You can let it out in there so it can only see you."
Silver gave a small shrug. I wanted to know what pokemon it was, too. We chuckled softly as Blue threw Ruby and Sapphire out of the guy's bedroom. Then she threw Silver in. "What is it?" she demanded excitedly.
"Hold on," Silver cried in dismay.
"If it tries to eat you, please come to me so I can protect you," I offered. Blue smirked at me and gave me a little jab. I chuckled softly. We had our ears pressed to the screen door that connected the party room to the guy's bedroom. Even Crystal and Green had joined us.
I heard Silver gasp, and a pokemon cry that wasn't familiar to me. I heard Silver's soft voice, but the words were too muffled by the door and everyone's breathing for me to make out. The pokemon cried out a few more times, sounding highly curious.
"Silver, can we see?" Blue pleaded.
"Yeah, but please don't scare it," Silver called out to us.
We took a deep breath and all stepped in slowly. We were greeted with a sight most people wouldn't see even once it their lives: a dratini, or a shiny pokemon. It was a lovely magenta Dratini. I'd say pink, but magenta is manlier. Besides, it was too purple and rich to be pink.
"It's adorable!" Blue gasped, creeping up and slowly reaching out to pet the serpent.
Dratini gave an upset noise as her hand inched close, and then it dove down Silver's shirt. I sat up a little straighter. Silver slapped a hand over his mouth, probably so he wouldn't scream like a girl in front of us, and so he wouldn't scare his new pokemon. "Uh, sorry," Blue laughed softly.
"They're ectothermic," Silver offered.
"Uh, what?" I sighed.
"Cold-blooded," Silver replied in layman's terms for me. "They warm themselves up in the sun, they don't make their own heat. It's stealing mine… and hiding…"
I grinned. "Is it a male or female?"
"I was about to check," Silver explained, holding up his pokedex.
"Go on," Blue encouraged.
Silver sighed softly and carefully tugged the pokemon from his shirt, soothing it gently with comforting words. Dratini went willingly. Silver then scanned it with his pokedex and looked over its information. "He's a male, with… whoa…"
I raised an eyebrow. Silver was thoroughly impressed with something. "What?" I asked curiously.
"He has the moves Thunderbolt, Draco Meteor, Extremespeed, and Ice Beam."
"What?" Blue gasped, looking at Dratini in horror. "He's… so little… not even as big as a normal dratini…"
Silver smiled nervously, examining his new pokemon. "I'll keep in mind not to piss you off," he offered.
Blue playfully hit him. "Don't curse around the baby!"
Dratini sent her a glare and gave an upset noise. Silver smirked cockily at her and waved his new pokemon in front of her. "Want to try it again?"
They both laughed and Crystal got close to give the tiny dragon a look over. "What are you going to name him?" she asked curiously.
Silver's eyes widened slightly. Dratini looked up expectantly. "I don't usually nickname my pokemon…" he admitted.
"This will be your first," Blue encouraged as well.
Silver lowered his eyes in thought. "Does Twister fit?" he asked
Dratini thought so. It wasn't a bad name, in my opinion. It was a little plain, but not necessarily in a bad way. I glanced over Silver's shoulder to his pokedex; he had a Rash nature, just like a twister.
"I like it," Blue and Crystal both offered. I gave my nod of approval, and Dratini did, too.
"Okay, so, your new name is… Twister," Silver said softly, more to himself than anyone else. Blue sent me a small smile, it looked almost… thankful. I flushed slightly and had an urge to pull Silver close. I gently pulled him into my arms.
"By the way, Twister, I'm your trainer's mate," I said playfully.
"I hate you," Silver growled.
I kissed Silver on the cheek playfully and rushed away before Silver sicked his dragon on me. Leave it to Lance to outdo my pokemon gift to Silver. I mean, maybe if I'd found a shiny Kecleon, but fat chance of that. I sighed softly. That Dratini was sure to become part of Silver's team. Kecleon? Not so much.
Still, I shouldn't whine. Lance has always been who Silver looks up to. I couldn't change that. However, I was the one Silver slept with. I didn't want to change that.
Lance left Silver a booklet about raising Twister, as well. It had what the Dratini needed to eat, what was normal behavior, and what were signs of sickness, loneliness, or other various problems. He also added that Silver could call him or visit him to ask any questions.
I swallowed my jealously as everyone and Silver swooned over his new shiny pokemon. Silver had two shiny pokemon now. Most people would never see one even once in their life.
Other than the constant rubbing of the dragon in my face by everyone, the day was pretty great. Silver was distant from me, busy tending to the baby pokemon, but the food was not. The food was near and it tasted great. We had a huge turkey, and lots of fried chicken. It was magnificence. I'd been gorging for days. I was going to get fat.
That night, Silver curled up with me again… with Twister. I gently hugged him close anyway. It felt nice having Silver sleep with me, though he was still wearing pajamas, not just his boxers. I was in pajamas as well, so as to not embarrass him. "Sorry I wasn't with you much," he apologized, nuzzling into chest.
I smiled tenderly, running my hand gently up and down his back. I lifted his shirt up to touch his skin, making his breath catch in his throat. "It's fine, Silver. Twister is just a baby, it will probably take a while before he battles well, but he'll be powerful when he does. Did you have a good Christmas?"
Silver nodded, and I gasped and shivered as I felt him softly kiss my neck. "Sorry," he apologized immediately.
"It felt good," I soothed him quickly. Silver clung to me a bit tighter, and looked up at me. I actually blushed in the dark. He wanted me to kiss him. Silver was willingly letting me kiss him, inviting me to kiss him! I carefully closed the gap between our lips, eagerly sliding my tongue into his mouth as he parted his lips. It felt so nice to kiss Silver with him being perfectly okay with it, wanting it, wanting me. Then suddenly Silver pulled away. "What's wrong?" I asked curiously. I stiffened as I felt Silver becoming aroused. I swallowed nervously. I didn't dare touch him, especially with other people in the room. Still, if Silver wanted me to, I would.
"Can I touch you?" I whispered.
Silver shook his head, burying his face into my chest. He was extremely embarrassed.
"It's okay, Silver. It happens," I comforted, talking so softly I wasn't even sure he heard me.
"Let's just sleep," he pleaded softly. I gave a reluctant nod and held him close. Twister gazed at me curiously with shiny black eyes, wrapped around Silver's neck, buried in my boyfriend's long red hair. I offered it a small smile and it closed its eyes. Sneasel was also with us—apparently Silver had trouble sleeping without his first pokemon—laying on the pillow above our heads, his retracted claws buried into Silver's hair as well. I knew one thing for sure; Silver's hair was going to be a mess tomorrow morning.
XxXx
Ugh. Finally over! It's sort of funny; I'm on like chapter 12, except I just couldn't finish this one chapter. I needed more stuff to write, and then I was like, oh, right, Lance needs a part in this story. I love Lance. So, I added Lance. A little. Gold of course would be jealous as a boyfriend. Ahem. This chapter was a bit rushed; feel free to point out any grammar mistakes in your reviews! I know I didn't describe everyone giving gifts to everyone, but I tried to get the brunt of it.
"'Can I touch you?' I whispered." Bahah, I laughed when I wrote that line. Just saying.
The weather here has been awful, humid, rainy, and yet oddly sunny. Bah. Not good writing weather. Good video game weather, though. I started a new file on LeafGreen. I love Leaf, or Blue in her new clothes if referring to the manga. My team so far: Venusaur, Pikachu, and Dugtrio. TRIO TRIO.
