POV: Green


It's Nine AM and ever since I woke, I've been replaying the last few minutes of last night in my head. (well, the part when I was awake, atleast.)

It did funny things to my entire being, hearing Red say those words, but… …

I… … … ..

Anyway, here I am, cradling my coffee mug and curled up on my arm chair. Ugh, I have too much furniture for someone living on his own…

I decided to put on some green pajama pants with my white shirt because yeah, being named after a color has weird benefits. (I like the looks I get when I declare my name is Green.)

I wasn't planning on going to the gym today, but Y'know, what with Red crashing back into my life, I'm reconsidering it. I want to spend time with him but at the same time, I want to get away?

I… I'm in love him. Yes, I can say that with confidence, but…

See, it's like, I'm totally stoked he's back but… I'm worried he's going to leave again. What if he does? I would have spent like, a half-a-day with him, then he's gone and then what? What do I do then? I can't have that. I can't give myself over to him completely if he just plans on pulling up the anchor and leaving me here, to drown all over again. I don't even know why he left in the first place, he could do it again.

Ah, it's too early for this negative shit. I haven't even had my… Well, I'm in the middle of my coffee.

Wait a second… For all this talk of what will I do when he leaves, is he even staying here? What about his mom? Has he told her he's alive yet? She's gonna have a heart attack when she finds out… I don't even want to think about what Gramps would say. Something like, 'oh look Red came back to life why can't you' or something… judgmental like that…

And.. Oh jeez, the media! Last they heard, he died two years ago! Is there a law against faking your own death?! Well technically he didn't, but that won't make a difference to them!

What if they think he's just some strange look-alike who's trying to steal his name?

They're gonna be all over this once he steps out into the real world..

I sighed, and took a sip of my coffee. I am just so discouraged right now, I can't help but feel any of this is not going to be easy at all…

Like, what do you even DO when your best friend comes back to life? Your best friend who was like, champion of the world for a second. Do you offer him a place to stay or do you offer him to the police?

Not to mention our feelings for each other… I don't want to know what the media will come up with. "Ex-Champion and Viridian Gym Leader engaged! (full story on page 6)", or something. "Kanto's Ghost Champion sighted!"

This really isn't a problem I can sort out by myself, in my head. That usually works with my other problems, but n-

BRRRRNG BRRRNG BRRRNG BRRRNG

Red was right, that ringtone is annoying. I pulled myself off the chair and onto the ground, reaching over to the table, placing the coffee there and grabbing the pokegear.

"Hello?"

"Green!" Oh, of course. Why did I expect anyone else? No one ever calls me.

I sighed. "What's up, Gold?" I flopped over onto my back. Now I'm laying on the ground, staring at the ceiling.

"Oh. You okay? You don't sound so energetic. Usually you'd yell at me for being loud. Is something wrong? What's going on?"

"Gold…" I warned. "Is there a reason for this call? I'm very busy right now." No one has to know I'm actually laying on the ground, stressing over future events.

"Okay, well… I was actually wondering… How's Red doing?" He asked, and for a second, I heard a second voice in the background. Couldn't make out what they were saying, though.

"Well, he's still asleep, if that's what you meant, you creep," I answer, as I turn over onto my side. "Do you wanna talk to him or something?"

"See, I told you you're a creep," I hear a second voice say. It's soft, but distinctly male.

"Shut up, I'm on the phone! Get off!-.." He says to the other voice, and then there's some scuffling, and that's where I'd usually tune out of the conversation, but I don't this time. "Sorry about that. You remember Silver, right?"

"hm." All I actually remember is the quiet, red haired boy who sat on the sidelines, watching the battle me and Gold had for his badge. I swear it's like he studied me or something, he had a counter for each of my pokemon. I've never fought someone like Gold before.

"Yeah, it's him. Anyway, what are you gonna do about it?"

"What do you mean, what am I gonna do about it? I'm gonna lay here and respect your way of life."

"What? No, I mean-" pause "Ah! No, Not about that!" I can hear Silver snickering in the background. He was a good kid, from what I remember. I don't recall hearing him speak a word, though.

"I mean, about Red. He can't.. Y'know, walk around the town, can he? If the media caught up with him, They could like.. I don't know, accuse you of kidnapping, or something."

I groaned loudly here. "Gold, I don't want to think about all these things right now. Trust me, I woke up at eight and have been worrying about Red-related things all morning." But, jesus, kidnapping? That's one more thing I have to worry about.

Although, it would make sense. Everyone knows Red is(was?) my best friend, so if anyone was hiding him, it would be me.

Ahh, get off this train of thought, Green! Who's side am I even on, anyway?!

"But…"

"But what?"

"If… If it comes to that, can I trust you and Silver will have my back?" He's got me more paranoid than I was an hour ago.

"Of- Of course! We won't let you down!" He yells, I cringe, and I kinda have to wonder, why would Silver be around him so damn early, anyway?

"Alrighty then. I'll give you call if we need to discuss a game plan, alright?"

"Y-yeah! Anytime!"

"Great, smell ya later." I hung up, and stayed on the ground. Kidnapping?

I probably dozed off or something, because the next thing I hear is shuffling feet. They didn't sound so far off, so he was probably on the other side of the coffee table or something.

Ah. I bet mine is cold and gross by now…

"Honestly, Green. And you have the nerve to make jokes at me when you sleep on the ground in your own home."

"Whatever," I simply say, unable to keep the smile off my face. Just hearing that voice makes my him-related troubles go away.

I turn onto my back to look up at him. He's smiling..

"Imagine my shock when I woke up in an empty bed," He says, and my thoughts U-turn back to last night.

"Please, Red, there's no chance I'd leave my own home just to prove a point." I smile, well aware of how red my face probably is at this point. He's just so pretty I can't not blush. His black hair compliments his pale skin perfectly, and his eyes are just so alluring. Ever since we were small I've liked his red eyes, but now, it's like.. They're only looking at me.

I start to stretch around on the ground, doing those noises that one can only make while stretching, and Red moves over to the couch.

"Yeah, that's real attractive," He jokes, and I laugh.

"Yeah, yeah, good morning to you, too." It's strange: With him in the same room, it's like my worries are gone. When in actuality, he IS all my worries. I haven't felt so at-ease since the bonfire night.

A comfortable silence stretches over the room, with the only noise being the pidgeys chirping on the balcony.

"Hey…" I start, facing the ceiling. "Why are you up so early? When we were young, you'd sleep in often."

"Ahhh.. Well…" I hear shuffling, and I turn my head towards him. He's looking down at his lap. "To be honest, the room itself just… felt different. I'm not sure how my body picked up on it, since I've been sleeping alone for so long. But… maybe that's why." And then he turns his head toward me, smirk in full effect. "But if you wanted a short answer, it got too warm. Not used to it."

Not used to it? It's pretty cold in the apartment. But I guess it makes sense, he was in a fucking cave in the middle of a 24-7 blizzard.

Laughing, I sat up to leaning on the glass table.

"No, but seriously, you know what I was thinking?"

"… People who say, 'tell me what you think'."

What? WHATT? Where did that come from? My face conveyed my emotions, And he smiles wide, so I bet he planned this reaction.

"…No. No. I don't even know why you'd say that. Anyway, I've been thinking… about your situation. What are ya gonna do?"

"… What do you mean, what am I gonna do? I'm gonna sit here and-"

"No, no, I made that joke already! Don't say that!" And I shake into fits of laughter again.

He laughs softly. "And I'm gonna-"

"Shut up! Stop!"

"Okay, okay!" He giggles, and he's just so cute when he relaxes. "You used that one before, though? When? I'm pretty sure I would have remembered."

"Nah, Gold called earlier."

"Oh, did he?"

"Yeah. Do you wanna call him later?"

"Eehhh… It sounds like the right thing to do y'know but I'm kinda bad at this new technology stuff. I once stuck Gold's gear on the Oak channel for a few days.".

"Ohhhh Arceuuuss," I groaned, and start to laugh once more. "I've been telling him that channel is like, everyone's least favorite! Only the newbie trainers listen to that."

"Yeah, haha! Even Gold was upset! And he's like, the nicest guy ever!"

"Yeah, he can be a little too much sometimes, as you know, but his heart is in the right place. Heart of Gold, that one."

"Nice."

"Thanks. So yeah, he called. And… Well, maybe I should invite him over for this next part, but, we got to talking about your situation. What are you gonna do from here on? Are you gonna restart your life? Or are you planning on… on…" I looked down. My heart's beating pretty fast, I can't say the last part.

But he gets it anyway. His voice goes soft when he says, "Green.. I'm not planning on leaving you by yourself again. I did that before, and all it did was cause you worry. I'll stay for as long as you'll have me."

My face starts burning up, and instinctively, I place a hand over my cheek. He chuckles.

"I meant what I said last night, by the way. I'm in love with you. And I'm willing to wait for as long as you say we need to."

Ohh Red, why do you have to be so… So perfect. So charming…

I get up from the ground, and place my left knee on the couch, beside him. But then I freeze. My heart is beating so hard I can't even hear myself think. I'm starting to see spots!

When I make eye contact with him, that's the confidence I need. He's looking at me with determination, I think it is. So I lean over and give him a quick kiss.

I hear him gasp, as his hands fly to my hips.

When I finally pull away, I'm on his lap. StradDLING HIM- OH JESUS HOW DID THIS HAPPEN-

My arms go around his neck and I bury my face in his shoulder. I'm shaking pretty hard. Why am I shaking?

His arms wrap around my back, and pull me towards him completely. I can't look at him right now. My nerves are going haywire.

"Thank you.." I mumble quietly. Since his ear is right there, he has no problem hearing me.

"No problem, Green. I'm not going anywhere. I promise. Not when I have you."

If I get this worked up simply by getting close to him, I fear we're in for a long ride.

But.. … Still.. My shaking hasn't completely stopped. What .. What am I still afraid of?

"uhmm.. Green?"

"Hm?"

"Can you get off, now? Th-there's nothing wrong, it's just, y-know.."

I lean up, and stare at his face. He's looking to the side, his face even more crimson than this couch. Seeing him makes my own skin heat up, and then I realize.

"O-Oh! That's what- That's what you-"

"Y-yeah.."

"I didn't-!"

"I-it's okay, Green.."

I scramble up and off him, to the armchair. How embarrassing! Just sitting on his lap is enough to make him-!

My heart would have jumped out of my chest ten minutes ago if it could. It's so dizzying! I've never felt these emotions before!

I cover my face with my hands.

So… this is love, huh?

"So, what's the game plan, here?" Red asks me over the table.

A few minutes of steadying ourselves, laughing, and a kiss or two, we decided to sit at the table. It's more professional, or something. I don't know.

"Well, the few things I've thought about was, you can either start over as a new person, somehow, or we can just reveal you're back. Because afterall, do you really want to hide out in here for the rest of your life? You'd get tired of this place." I chuckle. If he stayed in my apartment that'd be no better than a cave.

"Hmm.. .. I think it'd be better if I somehow got back into the real world. So much has changed in three years though. I'm not sure if that would be the best idea."

"Yeah, you can't even navigate through a poke gear."

"They didn't have those when we were young! It's not my fault!" He laughs, and I feel butterflies again. Focus, Green. This is business talk.

"Whatever! I learned them just fine, you can too!"

"Yeah, But-"

"No, Red!" I laugh some more. I can definitely get used to this. Even despite being connected to the world, talking to my gym trainers, meeting people… I haven't felt as alive as I do now.

"Well, there's… .. You can try just living anyway? There are some people who don't watch the news, they probably won't recognize you. The news you left affected your friends, family and the elite four, mostly."

Red made a weird face, as if he was discouraged. "You sure about that?" 'Not-yet-convinced', was the face he made. Yeah.

"Just about, yeah. They know you have red eyes, so just.. Wear shades. Yeah, wear shades!" I repeat, confirming this idea for myself. Why didn't I think about this sooner!? I can't keep the revelation from showing on my face. "Most people don't know what your face looks like, or your build, this is perfect!"

Red smiles, a glimmer of hope showing. "You think so? You think I can do this?"

"For the time, being, yes! If you're walking among us, it won't be a quite a shock when you 'return'!" I said, with air quotes.

His face falls just a fraction, but I notice it. "You know, if they find out it's actually you, just tell them the truth. That you wanted to train some more and were on Mt. Silver."

Again, his face twists up. "O-or not. But once the media catches up, be sure to have an answer when they ask for why you left." Why would he not want to tell the truth?

He nods, anyway. Red reaches over and grabs for my hands, reminiscent to the way he did twentyfour hours ago. Has it really only been that long? It feels like four months ago. (Don't ask me how I know what exactly four months ago feels like.)

My heart starts doing that annoying thing where it tries to jump out of my chest, and I feel my cheeks start burning. Again.

We make eye contact, and Red says, "Thank you. Thank you so much, Green." And he looks like he wants to say more, but settles for-

He kissed my hand. He kissed the back of my hand. Hekissedthebackofmyhand-

My free hand flies to my chest. Red… I never would have imagined he'd .. be so.. Wonderful. He's so caring, and warm, and.. ..

Why am I still shaking?


If there's typos, there's typos. It's no secret I have no help writing this. I am my own production team.

Hello- Everybody ! Longer chapter! Yeah I know I haven't updated in a while, don't remind me ! Ah, I hope I got them right. Red and Green's personalities, I mean. I'll never drop this fic ! I made a commitment, and I'm gonna stick with it.

Personally, I do a think where I shake when I'm around the person I really like. I looked up nerves for this and it says it's a Fight-Or-Flight response acting up. Like, Do I stay here or do I run as far as I can. Eh.

I'm working on FE: Awakening fics, and I have ideas set for a Dean/Castiel one and a Phoenix/Edgeworth one. We'll see how it goes.

Aaaand personal stuff! Next week is my last week of college. Yes! That's where I've been! Finals is next week, then I'm off for two weeks. So maybe, maybe I'll update or make something new. We'll see!

Happy Birthday, Faymina ! :heart: :heart: Over here in the americas, I missed your birthday by an hour, but I'm probably off by a day on your side, hinted strongly at an update for your birthday, and here it is! An hour(a day?) Late! ehehee

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