G is for Gone

Hikari and Jun find they miss each other a little too much as they are separated on their journey.

They day they parted ways, they knew they wouldn't see each other much again. To the two childhood friends, who had always been together since they were born, thew thick and thin, this was a sad moment in their lives. A part of them wanting to stay with the other, a part of them wanting to go and venture forward, and a part of them weary of what to do next. But, regardless of it all, they went forward.

Countless parallels faced the two trainers, many hard choices, and many new friends. They got to see new lands and new pokemon, they would never have imagined before. They made unbreakable bonds of trust and friendship. New friends slowly became old friends as the days went by, old friends became forgotten friends.

Though, the journey was going good for the trainers there was a piece in their heart they just couldn't fill. They tried to not know what it was they were missing, but all was in vain. Their thoughts soon became less and less about pokemon and more and more about that person.

The sky was a vast blue color, white clouds floating in it, a small grassy field below it. The boy looked up at the sky. "Hikari."

Behind the stage it was dark. She could hear the audience roaring with excitement. "Jun."

It hurt them when they thought about the other one. So, they tried not to think. It only hurt them worse then it already did. If they couldn't meet how were they supposed to fix this?

"Hikari, please prepare the pokemon for the new trainer!" yelled Professor Rowan as he hurriedly ran off somewhere into his lab.

Hikari was finishing putting her hair into a high ponytail when the orders were given, for she had only just arrived. She grabbed a lab coat and put it on as she walked over to the room the pokemon were being held.

Three pokemon were there. One grass – Turtwig. One water – Piplup. One fire – Chimpchar.

She let the pokemon out of there pokeballs. She walked over to the cart and pulled out a bag of pokemon food for each pokemon. Taking three bowls she walked over to the pokemon. Gently she placed them down and poured the food in, calling each pokemon one by one.

After they finished eating they all were placed on the cart and strolled out to the entrance where another assistant took them away. It was kind of lonely knowing that one of those pokemon would be given to a new trainer. She may never even see them again.

Sighing she walked out to where the trainer was probably picking his pokemon by now. But, when she got there the trainer was gone and a blond-haired boy stood in the new trainers spot.

Her eyes grew wide at the site of him. "Jun!" she yelled in complete shock. All she could do was just stand there , jaw dropped open, looking like an idiot.

"Huh? Hikari? What are you doing here?" he asked, a little less shocked then the girl.
"What are you doing here?" was all she could say.

"I'm getting my pokedex updated. What about you? You're …. dress like you're his assistant."

"Well, I …" she shock her head, "I needed a little break so I volunteered to be Professor Rowan's assistant for awhile until I got my head on straight."

"You were in pretty bad shape. You're eyes were completely blank and emotionless, you weren't so much better of yourself. You've come quite a ways but you've still got a long ways to go."

"I know, but I'll get there. Helping you raise all these pokemon have helped me realize that I want to get back out there with my pokemon and make as many memories as I can. Not just with the pokemon but with the people too. I want to make as many memories as I can so that one day I can look back with no regret and and say 'I remember when I was on my pokemon journey. It was one of the best times of my life.' I can't do that if I'm depressed all the time, can I?"

"I think think that's a very big step right there in the road to recovery. Don't you think so too, Jun?"

"Well, I—I can't say I know what's going on, but if a depressed person says that they want to be happy with a smile, when they talk about what they want to be happy about, I would say that it's possible as long as they have to will to do it."

"Wow, I think that's the most sentimental thing I have ever heard you say, Jun. Usually you're in too much of a rush to even think about what you're saying."

"That's not true! If you keep this up I'm gonna fine you! And fine you big time I will!"

"Bwahahaha, Jun, that was hilarious! I haven't heard that one in so long!" she said, holding her sides as she laughed.

"I'm serious here, Hikari! I'll do it!"

"You try too!"

He gritted his teeth together.

"Well, you two seem to have livened up."

They both looked at each other. The mood of the room had changed dramatically.

"Y—yeah I guess so."

"Looks that way to me."

"I think you the reason yo two were both depressed is because you just needed to see each other."

They were silent. They knew he was right. They had known it from the beginning, from the point that they lost sight of the other, that they wanted to see each other. That they wouldn't ever be fully cured until they did.

"I think I'd better leave you two alone. But, remember, Hikari, I still have you as an assistant for today. This is only a short break."

She smiled at the man. "That's a can do, Professor!"

With that he left the room and headed back into another room, ready to do some more research on pokemon.

"So, how've you been?"

"So-so. You?"

"Same here."

"How's your mom doing?"

"The same. Always worrying about me."

"Haha, yeah, the same. I really miss those days back when we could still see each other every day."

"Yeah, whatever really happened between us? We were so close."

"Really close."

"You know..."

"What?"

"I've always liked you."

"Mm," she nodded her head, "always liked me ….. Liked me …. always ….. what?" she yelled face flushed.

Professor Rowan chuckled a bit, being able to hear Hikari yell all the way in his room.

Jun hid his blushing face. "W-well?"

"W-well, what?"

"How do you feel?"

"A-about you?"

"Of course you idiot! I just confessed to you! I'd at least like to know if you feel the same way or not!"

She flinched back a bit. It took her by surprise that he'd say something like that, something she wanted to hear really badly.

"I …. do I like you?" she blankly said.

"Hikari! I'll fine you for saying that with a straight face!"

She burst out laughing. "Be quiet or someone is gonna hear you! I got it, I got it. I like you, Jun. Since we were little, I've always liked you."
He turned to face her. "Wouldn't it of just been easier to say that in the first place?"

"But, you're cute when you get mad!"

"Hikari."

"I'm sorry, Jun. I really like you."

"I know."

"Hikari, your breaks over, get back to work!" yelled an assistant.

"See ya around."

"Yeah."

-The End-