Hey guys, it's me, Chili Chicco Sanyo Girl, but you probably already knew that! Yeah, I changed my name, in case - though it is fairly impossible, I guess - you didn't notice already. But if you prefer, you can still call me, Jesspikapal - I don't mind. ^-^
So anyways, today marks the start of a fresh begining for my fanfictions as I now have a new computer - with a rather hard-to-type-with keyboard, so sorry in advance for any errors! - and so I'm going to kick it off by saying that this idea was requested by "Poke_Maniac" up on the Serebii Forums. I only looesly related it because my inspiration for this pairing is going a little dry, which scares me... O.O
Yeah, I'm gonna do something a little different - whenever nobody does so, I'll go back to my list and simply update from there! - and that is that, if you have anything that you would like to see me write out, leave it in your review (if you choose to review at all...) and I'll eventually, depending on the theme and how keen I am to write it out, write it as a request for you. I'll say "suggest" as a better word though, because I always get stressed about "requests" because I feel I'll fail at capturing exactly what they want... so yeah, if you have anything at all that could come under the title of "Suggestion", give it to me and I'll try and write it out. ^-^
So, please review! With your suggestions, maybe? :P
~Jess~
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Under The Sky - So many things can be told by staring at the sky - how big the world is compared to us in reality, or how many stars there actually are in the sky. But one thing it can't tell you is how comfortable I am with you this very second..."
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Skidding to halt, her shoes digging into the grassy earth that lay beneath her feet solemly, Iris peered around at her surroundings. The trees, the melancholy breeze and the dark night sky were all in check, though where was he? Cilan had promised her after she had complained about having no time with him as he was always fussing about Ash's Gym Battles that he would watch the stars with her. And why had she agreed anyway? Because, as much as she didn't want to submit to his dork-like ways and his irritating yet charming knowledge, she knew that she liked him, perhaps a little more than she should. The fact that he had even agreed to spend time with someon like her still surpised her to that very moment as she sat down quietly on the grass and waited. He wouldn't lie to her would he? No, this was Cilan she was talking about, not Georgia, her enemy of all enemies.
"Hurry up, you pain..." she muttered to herself, tracing her fingers in the dirt. Axew, curious as always, popped out of her hair to see her looking so gloomy and empty eyed, before he slipped from his hiding place and onto her lap, nuzzling her arm affectionately. She raised her eyes and then smiled a saddened smile, before she petted her beloved partner; he was still little, a baby even, yet he had put so many other Pokemon to shame in the name of battling. He was still a learner, yet he had readily shown others what he himself had learnt and he was still young, yet he carried the wisdom of a natural battler. Before, things were different, granted - so different, she even had to call on her Connoisseur friend to help her out! But things had changed now and he was stronger and much more striking when he was charging up an attack than what he had once been.
Then suddenly:
"Iris."
She turned her head to lay her eyes on him and let out a smile, unable to stop herself. Beckoning him closer, he slowly complied and pulled something from behind his back: a blanket of some sorts. Iris raised her eyebrows, watching as he unfolded said blanket and then wafted it, spreading it to it's full length, before he laid it gingerly to the floor and casually sat down on it. Realising in that moment as he lowered himself to the floor, she could only roll her eyes. That was so Cilan, scared of looking even the slightest bit unpresentable - how pain-like of him, though she honestly didn't expect anything else from him these days. She called him a pain on a daily basis, true, but only these past couple of weeks had it started meaning something more than what she was saying - the undertone was almost poisionous to her, hiding her admirations to a "T". She wouldn't let him figure out in a heartbeat, but she would give him clues as to how she honestly felt - whether it was infautation or something a little more - and if he couldn't figure them out, then that just proved (though she secretly thought she was being harsh) that he wasn't really worth any of her personal time. She hated to think this way sometimes, but her own protection came before anybody elses.
"You came." was all Iris said as she pulled her knees to her chest and watched the sky sparkle back at her, the light - unbeknownst to her - reflecting from her honey brown eyes. She saw from her side vision that Cilan nodded eagerly, his thoughts clear and his emotions solid as he did so. That was a plus for him, though he didn't know it; if he wanted to spend time with her, he was going to get more from her as opposed to someone who wasn't particularly fussed.
"Of course I did. A promise is a promise." Cilan replied, smiling a Cilan-like smile as he patted the floor beside him, motioning her over with his eyes. She hesitated briefly and decided that she would stay where she was. "Come and sit with me, Iris." he suddenly ordered, though it was still reserved and held back, polite as per usual. His Pansage hopped from his shoulder (she hadn't noticed the Pokemon until then) and onto the floor beside his green haired trainer, grinning a dopey grin at her and beckoning her also with fat chubby paws, looking scarily alike to the Connoisseur beside him. Finally, she caved and crawled over, weakened by their enthusiasm and their charm, Cilan's eyes still bright with life and excitement. Arriving beside him, she pulled her knees to her chest once more and looked up.
"It's beautiful tonight, isn't it Cilan?" Iris questioned lightly, not wanting to destroy the peaceful atmosphere with too much noise or activity. If she listened closely - which she did - she could hear the nature around her, the very area sprouting with life and hapiness. The trees whistled a melancholy tune. Cilan nodded distantly, seemingly entwined in the soft air around him; he looked at so much peace that Iris doubted he would want to be disturbed. Still, she shuffled slightly closer as an unexpected breeze blew by and made her leg prickle with cold.
"Cilan?"
"Yes, Iris?"
"...Did you only come because it was a promise?" Iris whispered, the thought striking her alot harder than she thought it would once the words had left her mouth. Cilan's head slowly turned to her, his eyes surprisingly shocked, as Iris began to feel more and more self concious. "I-I mean... would you have come otherwise? Or was it merely because I asked?"
"I suppose the fact that you asked me brought me out here," he took a breath, unsure of what else to say; why did she seem so fussed about it? He was happy, she was happy, their Pokemon were happy playing on the grass a little ways off and the stars truly were beautiful tonight. Why did she sound so unsure about spending a little time with him? "But it doesn't mean I'd never spend any time with you, Iris. It just means that I probably wouldn't have thought of it tonight..." he explained, his tone soft and patient, catching Iris by surprise. Without another word, she smiled, her lips forming a soft, curvy line. Before anything else, she frowned again and paused, her breath on edge as she debated whether to speak once more.
"Well... when would you think to ask me, Cilan?"
His attention was on her now, well and truly as he turned his body, his face clearly adding two and two together. "...Do you feel I've not been spending any time with you Iris?" he asked, his voice soft, his face soft, everything soft. She didn't know quite whether to trust it - she knew about boys' pride and calm facades and such - but he looked so convincing - how could she possibly think he was lying in the first place? It was Cilan, not some kid. Like Ash! She was being silly - heck, she was being a kid herself!
"Well... you just seem so interested in what Ash is doing. It kinda feels like you want to know more about him, but you don't seem to feel the same about me." Iris muttered, not allowing her voice to go any louder for fear of being yelled at, or taken by surprise. She knew Cilan was soft, but he was not a push-over and he wouldn't stand for things that were wrong. So what if he saw her accusations as wrong? Would he get angry with her? Or would he contiue to be patient? She knew she couldn't ask that of him forever, but she much prefered his patient side - much more friendly and trustworthy. He tended to be a little like Ash when he was mad: rash and stupid. He made choices out of the blue and they were hardly ever thought over, yet they always seemed to work. He seemed a little too perfect to be true, but it was Cilan.
"Iris, it's not that way at all," he stated, though his voice was slightly firmer; whether it was with assurance, or anger, Iris couldn't exactly place. She surely hoped it was the first one, but who was she to assume it was certain? A kid, that's who. "I'm very interested in you. Truth is, I didn't approach you the same way as I approached Ash because you've always seemed one of those people who will tell the people she wants to in her own time, because she trusts them, not because she wants attention. Ash is different - he's openly passionate about what he does. You, Iris, you're as secretive as that hidden sugar in a supposedly sugar-free cake. You like to keep yourself to yourself." Cilan finished, his tone having grown soft once more. Iris blinked, not sure what to make of his statement. He seemed genuine... but was this reason enough?
"So-"
"I was just waiting for you to come clean. To discover that I was a person you could trust with anything." he interrupted her, seemingly aware of what he was going to say to her all along. Iris blinked again, once again swept away by his kindness and his reassurance. Coyly, she shuffled slightly closer - she was being risky now, she knew so - and brushed her bare leg against his pyjama covered one, smiling at him softly. He returned it, and tenderly took her hand, making her blush slightly.
"C-Cilan...?" she stuttered in nothing more than a shy whisper. Very out of her character, but what else was she to do when the one she cared alot about had taken her hand? And in such a gentle manner too!
"Just know, Iris: I'm somebody you can trust with anything. Secrets, dreams, even just things on your mind. I'm not one to judge you..." Cilan whispered in reply, his voice suave in the low moonlight. She nodded softly, her fish-shaped pigtails bobbing playfully as she did; the stars glittered brightly above them and they both spared a glance upwards, watcing them for a timeless secondCilan smiled in return, certain she had his message and patted her head in what she deemed a fatherly manner - not exactly what she'd been hoping for after his kind display of affection whilst holding her hand, but it was better than nothing.
He carefully adjusted himself onto his knees and stroked her face with a soft finger, making her do a double take with her eyes between his handsome face and the grass beneath her. Allowing her to blush under his fingers, Cilan grinned, tilting his head slightly, before he leaned forward and brushed his lips against her forehead. Having closed her eyes, Iris opened them softly and exhaled heftily, unaware she'd been holding her breath to begin with.
"Goodnight Iris." he smiled, standing up neatly as he tugged on his pyjama shirt. The vacant warmth on Iris' leg slowly disappeared as Cilan walked away from her and into the night air, back to the camp in which she could see the tiny flicker of a camp fire; Ash probably was eating supper. No change there! Slowly, smoothly, she smiled lightly and fingered the blanket he'd laid out for them beforehand contemplatively. She sighed, and muttered after him:
"Goodnight, Cilan..."
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Is so crappy! *DIES*
Seriously, you don't have to review this one if you don't want. Is terrible... ;A;
~Chili Chicco Sanyo Girl~
