Ch.7 Reintroductions
After the hug broke out, everybody headed towards the dinning room on the other side. Steven on the other hand stood quietly in the same place he was sitting at. All the burden that dragged him from this morning was gone. Strong. Free. Confident. Right before he was about to turn around and head with the others Precious finally appeared in front of him with a boy by her side.
"Daddy, I'd like to introduce you to Michael Birch. He was the one who made me feel welcomed today in Rustboro's Training School and invited me over for dinner tonight." Steven was happy to see his daughter having a good time. It's been a while not seeing her that emotional. Steven shook hand's with the boy and started chit chatting with the boy.
"Nice to meet you Michael. Now tell me boy, exactly how old are you? I'm curious"
Michael was caught off guard. Does he suspect me being interested in his daughter? She's a bit too young for that. Now.
"So nice to finally meet you Mr. Stone. Hm. Well today is my 15th birthday." Steven examined the boy and grew aware of how similar he was with May. He had the same playful personality like her. Always smiling for no reason.
"Congrats Michael. And thank you again for helping my daughter out today. I appreciate it a lot."
"It's an honor sir. It was the least I could do. She looked awfully lonely. May you allow her to keep a Pokémon starter?"
"I don't see why not, I started training right after I turned ten..." Of course he did because he had no choice but to run away from his house.
"Is that how you became a Champion at age seventeen?" Michael beamed at Steven like he'd devour him.
"Has your mother not mentioned you she was the one who broke my record in a shorter amount of period? In less than two years she won the Championship at age sixteen."
"My mom says she doesn't remember at what age she won but she did mention defeating a guy named 'Steven Stone'. You see Mr. Stone, my mother suffered from an accident a couple of years before having me. Her head was badly wounded, caused her to suffer from Amnesia, but she eventually recuperated some of her memory from the past. Now let's go eat before the food gets cold Mr. Stone."
Michael lightly grabbed Precious' hand and ran to the other room. Steven didn't turn around and head to the other room. Frozen. Quiet. Shocked. Was that the reason why May never mentioned once about our past? Because she didn't remember?
