Author's Note: Oh my God! It's been too long! But, I haven't had much time off work to actually work on it :( sorry! But, I will be finishing this story so bear with me! :) anyway, onto the next chapter. Enjoy!
Chapter Ten: Warning.
It was like time had just stopped forever in that moment. No one said a word, and the only sound that was audible was that of shallow breathing. Why wasn't he saying anything? Was it because I seriously just told him I was in love with him? Did those words actually come out of my mouth?
I glanced away, at some uninteresting spot on the carpet, feeling my heart thunder faster inside my chest. Subconsciously I closed my eyes, trying to steady my breathing. Breathe in, and out.
"Silver..."
Gold was the first to break the silence, and I literally heard it shatter all around me in tiny pieces. The fine hairs on my body stood to attention at the sound of his voice, as weakly I opened my eyes and met his.
"...mhm...?"
"Did you...seriously just say that?"
Oh no, he didn't want this. It was so obvious.
And now the self defence mechanism was rising into the pits of my stomach, and it fuelled my heart.
"Is that all you have to say?!" I cried, watching as his golden eyes widened in protest.
"Silver, I'm...not angry, or anything."
His voice was soft, almost apologetic, and I hated that. My whole body tensed, and I tried my best to keep my distance. That's it, I wouldn't be weak any more.
"You can't even look at me properly! You're disgusted!"
"No...Silver...I'm..." Gold tried, he really did, but I just couldn't listen to his lies any longer.
"Don't make excuses Gold! If you don't like me then fucking just tell me! I don't deserve being lead on like this!" My voice cracked under the pressure, and I paused. Sadness was beginning to consume me again, and I swore I would not cry. Not this time.
Gold sighed lightly, before running his fingers through his hair. He looked troubled, and I didn't know why. If he didn't like me then he could just tell me and I could attempt to move on from this shit. Why was he making this so hard?!
"I do like you..." He answered simply, and then his eyes reconnected with mine. "...I just, never expected you to say that to me." A small smile tugged at the corner of his lips, and slowly all the anger and hatred started to dissipate from my body.
"W-what...?"
"Come on Silver! You are the LAST person I would have expected to hear those words from! There was a time when I thought you were incapable of loving anyone or anything...especially me."
I blinked in shock. Oh yeah, back before the vision I was horrible. I hated and loathed everything, I was spiteful to the point of evil in most cases, angry at the world, and told Gold many times I hated him. It did make sense.
"Gold...I'm not that person any more..."
"It's...just strange that's all. It's like you're not you, and you're different."
For an odd reason his words hurt me deeply. Of course I was different, I had to! If I continued to act the way I did...my vision would end up becoming a reality! The last thing I wanted was to hurt the people who I cared about, I was trying to prevent that...but because I was changing my persona, Gold didn't love me?
"You wouldn't understand..." I murmured weakly, clenching my hands into fists, getting more and more upset.
"Silver...I know this is going to sound awful, because I am totally shit at saying the right things but...why did you change? I...liked the old you..."
Was it possible for me to tell him that my stupid vision had consumed me so much inside that I felt like it was the only thing I could do to change my cursed fate? I was doing this for him! For everyone!
"So...you're telling me you don't like me now?" Gold sighed.
"No...no! That's not what I'm saying...I just...don't understand why you changed..."
I looked away, feeling a horrible knotting sensation congeal in my stomach. Was I really that different now? Would I be able to look in the mirror and see me, and not someone else?
"...the vision..." I uttered weakly, and Gold's eyes widened.
"Oh yeah! You told me...is it because of that?"
I nodded, and for the first time this evening Gold looked sympathetic. Maybe he forgot about that detail of my life, that I had told him previously. Then again, he did have an atrocious memory.
"...so, you haven't changed because of me?"
"No, it's not because of you, Gold." Once again he smiled, and before I knew it his arms were around me, hugging me tightly.
"Good, because I would never want you to change for me. I love you the way you are."
His grip tightened around me, as his words rung in my ears. He loved me the way I was? He...loved? Did he mean that? Slowly I wrapped my arms around his waist, closing my eyes. He was so warm...
"Do you...mean that?" I asked, enjoying the embrace.
"Of course I do. I'm sorry I've been acting such a fucking dick head lately...I was just...scared to hurt you, or freak you out." I sighed lightly, feeling safe and secure for once. Usually I wasn't a cuddly sort of person, but I did love Gold's cuddles. There was something special about them, something sincere, like no-one else got them, only me.
"Just...be you, Gold. The stupid you, the one who acts on impulse and never thinks. I...like that."
I couldn't believe I was saying this, there had been a time where those aspects of his persona grated on me constantly. How could someone be so carefree all the damn time, and have such a perfect life? That was what I always thought, of course, the Gold I knew and saw wasn't always the real Gold.
In many ways Gold and I shared a lot of similarities, we hid behind a mask. We didn't want the outside world to know the hidden demons of our lives. With me it was my abuse as a child, with Gold, I think it was being smothered by his Mother, and not given enough freedom. But, we were both a lot older now, and we weren't kids any more. Things...change.
"You hated it when I would be spontaneous, especially if you had planned something and then I went ahead and ruined it." He chuckled softly. Yes, there had been many times when that had happened.
"Gold...like you said, I've changed- and if you go ahead and change then...well, I won't like it at all."
His lips curved into an innocent smile as he pulled away from the cuddle. Then his fingers delicately danced across my cheek, causing my eyelids to flutter shut.
"I won't change."
Then before I was aware of it my lips were being softly crushed into his, causing the breath to hitch in my throat. They were warm, and so incredibly intoxicating. His fingers buried into my hair pulling me closer, and I didn't protest. As the kiss deepened I could feel my body slowly begin to melt.
This was...what I wanted.
My hands slowly moved to grip his t-shirt, pulling him as close as possible whilst our lips moved against each other. Soft groans escaped my throat as Gold teased my mouth with his tongue, teasingly. I never realised how badly I wanted this, and how badly I wanted him.
My heart was hammering in my chest as time lingered on, and as the kiss got more heated. His fingers tightened the grip in my hair, as his other hand moved underneath my t-shirt, touching bare skin. I shivered at the coldness of his touch, but I didn't hate it. Our tongues wrestled each other as slowly I felt myself being pushed backwards on the sofa, and Gold's body weight pressing me down.
Without thinking I moved my hands underneath his own t-shirt, dancing my fingers over the ridges in his stomach. Gold inhaled deeply, before kissing me even more passionately than before, completely stealing my breath away. Hot moans danced off his tongue as he pushed his body closer to mine, and I could easily feel just how excited he was.
I broke the kiss, feeling breathless and before I had a chance to say anything Gold's lips were on my neck, kissing tenderly. My toes curled in delight as my skin seemed to become alive, and evermore sensitive to every little thing the dark haired boy did. Every touch, every kiss, it just seemed to make me come alive.
"G-Gold...~" I moaned his name lustfully, and I didn't care. His hands were all over me, fingers clawing down my back, then pulling me closer by my butt, before pulling my t-shirt as far up my torso as possible.
This was...electrifying, and I was getting more aroused by the second.
As I lifted my arms above my head Gold hastily removed my t-shirt, throwing it carelessly on the floor, before moving his lips down my chest, kissing and nipping gently. My back arched in delight, as my hands gripped the arm of the sofa tightly. I had no idea what this was going to lead to, but I wanted this, so bad.
"You're so perfect...~" Gold mused as he continued pressing soft kisses all over my chest. My eyes remained closed as I just wanted to feel the moment, to hear Gold's sultry voice, and to taste the sweetness in his kisses. Then he paused, for which I assumed was to remove his own t-shirt before returning back to the task at hand.
"And...I love you...~"
At that moment I opened my eyes, feeling my heart flutter in delight. Gold...he just told me he loved me, he actually admitted it. A small smile scarred my lips as once again I closed my eyes, allowing the dark haired boy to continue in his ministrations.
Things escalated rather quickly. One minute we were making out on the sofa, clothes being thrown all around my living room till we were both in our boxers, and the next we were in my bedroom, pulling the bedsheets around us like a protective cocoon to keep unwanted attention at bay.
I stared up into golden eyes that shined beautifully, and I just smiled. I had no idea how ready I would be for this if it ever came down to it, but now it was here, staring me in the face I knew I was more ready than ever.
His fingers danced across my face as I leaned into his touch, never wanting this to end. The way he looked at me...it wasn't just sheer lust, in fact, lust didn't even register to me right now. I wanted him to love me, completely, and in every way possible. I wanted to feel those rushing emotions that caused tears to fall from my eyes in the heat of the moment, I wanted to feel complete, and like nothing else mattered.
"G-Gold...~"
I writhed in ecstasy as his lips attached to my neck once again, setting my skin on fire. Our legs entwined together, not wanting to be apart even for a second. We both wanted to be as close as possible to each other. It had been such a long time coming, and it was all I wanted right now.
There had been a few times were I had envisioned how my first time would be, and it happened more frequently after my vision. Blue used to tell me scary stories when I was younger, like it might hurt depending on who you did it with and the circumstances. It could be embarrassing if something went wrong, or fail completely. I guess, things like that always stick in the back of your mind for years even, yet...when it came to that moment I forgot everything.
Gold seemed to know what he was doing, and made sure that we were both ready enough before he even attempted anything. It was very strange, feeling something foreign inside me, even if it was just a finger. Maybe it was literally because it was my first time, and I had no idea how I was supposed to feel.
It wasn't like I hated it, it was just...well, weird.
But, the other things...the hot kisses, the electrifying touches on my skin- now that made me go wild. I could literally feel my toes curl in delight every time we kissed, and touched like that. My body CRAVED for more, and Gold was more than happy enough to oblige.
"A-aaah...~!"
I never realised my voice could make sounds like that until this moment, and Gold made it happen so easily. My back arched into him, every time he pushed his finger deeper inside, to a place that I never even knew existed. It caused a strange sensation to form in the pits of my stomach, that tightened with every passing second.
"G-Gold...~"
I needed him closer, and I needed more. My arms tightened around his neck instinctively as he wiggled his fingers more and more, causing my body to relax completely.
"Yes...?" He moaned lustfully into my ear, which allowed my breath to hitch in my throat.
"I...want you...~"
And I did, so much. It was like he was a drug to me right now, and I needed more and more to satisfy the craving. Then, his fingers moved away leaving me feeling so alone for a moment, before something else teased my entrance. I gasped lightly, as thoughts flashed through my mind.
What would it be like to make love for the first time? Would it hurt like Blue said? Would I be embarrassed afterwards?
I closed my eyes, refusing to open them as Gold prepared himself with some lotion he found in my bedside drawer. I just wanted to feel this moment, to hear Gold's sultry moans, and to just melt into him completely.
It took a few moments for Gold to compose himself properly before he attempted to enter me. He was slow, and gentle, and I remembered to take deep breaths to keep myself as relaxed as possible. Surprisingly, it didn't hurt, it was just uncomfortable at first. Gold was trembling slightly as he paused, waiting for my signal to continue. He didn't want to unintentionally hurt me, and that thought alone made me smile.
Finally, after a few minutes I nodded weakly, and immediately felt his hips rock, pushing further inside of me. My fingers clawed down his back in response, wanting him closer and needing him closer. Gold groaned deeply, his forehead pushed against my shoulder as slowly he started building up a steady rhythm.
"Aaah...~" I moaned softly, curling my toes as he continued to thrust into me, causing electricity to spark all throughout my nerves.
It was...amazing, and beautiful.
I had never imagined something to be so perfect in all my life. Even in my vision, I now knew that Gold and I only had sex- we had no idea what love making was. Until now.
"S-Silver...~"
His hand gripped mine tightly, entwining our fingers desperately as he continued going faster and faster. Breathless moans escaped my throat time and time again, and the feeling in my stomach continued to build at an alarming rate.
"G-Gold...nnngggh...!"
The only thing I could say right now was his name, everything else was just nonsense and gibberish. It was like my brain had turned to jelly and nothing seemed to make sense right now. Just what the hell was he doing to me? My back arched into him as his other hand moved my legs higher so he could thrust deeper inside of me.
I gasped loudly, not expecting the feeling to rush through me like a bullet. It was...indescribable. But, I wanted more, my body NEEDED more. My legs tightened around him, pulling him as close as possible. The dark haired boy was moaning lustfully into my ear, sending shivers all through me. This was...my idea of perfect.
"I...aaah...love you...~" Gold cried weakly, and suddenly I became flooded with emotion. My chest heaved, not painfully like it had been, but in relief. Tears stung my eyes in happiness as he continued to thrust faster and harder into me.
"A-aaah...~!" I groaned deeply, replaying the words he just said over and over in my head.
He loved me...he really did...and I knew that now.
Slowly I could feel the pressure building, and Gold was trembling with every thrust so I knew he couldn't hold on for much longer. Then again, neither could I. My moans had become weaker because I didn't have the energy any more, I was literally drained, but my body still needed more.
"G-Gold...~"
My grip on him tightened as my release was fast approaching, and there was nothing I could do to stop it.
"S-Silver...I'm...g-gonna..." Gold uttered weakly, continuing to thrust as fast as possible. My eyes became half lidded as I tried to inhale as much oxygen as I could. This was it...it was really going to happen.
"Gold...I..." Then I was cut off suddenly by an overwhelming feeling that flooded my entire body, causing a helpless cry to escape my throat "-I LOVE YOU...~!"
I gasped desperately for air as the euphoria enveloped my entire body before it slowly died down. Then Gold shivered, before groaning deeply and releasing inside of me.
I held him close with my arm, refusing to let go as the emotions that had been building in the pits of my stomach were now released with a vengeance, and my eyes shut tightly. Gold just held me, trembling slightly as his orgasm finally quietened down.
That was...the best feeling I have ever had in my entire life.
I couldn't hold back any longer. Tears fell down my face as I held him tightly, praying that I wouldn't wake up and find that this was a dream too. That would shatter the very fabric of my existence if I discovered that, this too, was a lie, just like my vision was.
"Hey...what's wrong?" Gold soothed, holding me close to him and pressing a soft kiss to my forehead. I smiled weakly, shaking my head.
"...nothing."
"Did I hurt you...? Is that why you're upset?" He genuinely seemed concerned, but he had no idea. I wasn't crying because I was in pain, or upset. It was a combination of emotions, relief, happiness and joy- all rolled into one.
"G-Gold..." My arms tightened around him, as suddenly I started to laugh, tears continuing to fall down my face. Okay, now he definitely must be confused.
"Yeah?"
"I fucking love you...so much...even if you are a total idiot."
As I looked up into his beautiful shimmering golden eyes, I saw him smile too. Gently he rubbed his nose against mine.
"I love you too, more than I could have imagined...and I have no idea how this happened."
He tried to look apologetic, but he just looked ridiculous. We both knew exactly how it ended up this way, but I didn't regret a thing. This was perfect.
"Your fault~" I teased, smiling.
"I didn't see you putting up much of a fight." He shot back. Valid point.
"Hush you." I pulled him close, capturing his lips in a soft kiss, smiling in happiness. I never imagined that we would ever get to this. A part of me had accepted the fact we would continue to fight and argue, and cross wires forever. Thankfully, I was wrong, so wrong.
Slowly Gold broke the kiss, smiling. I sighed lightly, finally feeling like I had achieved something. That my life was not meaningless any more, that I had a purpose. My choices in life had helped this moment happen, and right now those choices had been the best ones.
"So, do you want me to stay here tonight?" Gold asked, aimlessly playing with a strand of my hair. I nodded.
"Yeah...I'd like that."
"Good, it would really suck if you threw me out after this." I rolled my eyes, not quite believing what he just said;
"You're unbelievable." The dark haired boy smiled innocently at me, before slowly pulling out. I shivered at the feeling as he lay beside me, wrapping his arms around my body to cuddle me. Closing my eyes weakly I rested my head against his chest, feeling just how warm he was. It was...peaceful, and relaxing. There was nowhere else I would rather be.
"...Gold?"
"Yeah?" As I nuzzled against his chest I couldn't help but mutter the words;
"...don't leave me..."
I weakly opened my eyes as the sun's rays blinded me through a gap in the curtains. It was morning already? I didn't remember falling asleep, the last thing I remembered was talking to Gold, then the next I am waking up and its morning. Stretching my limbs lazily I discovered that Gold was fast asleep beside me. He seemed...so peaceful and at ease, it was beautiful to watch.
For about five minutes I lay there, gazing at him. I never thought I'd be the sort of person to watch someone else sleep, like...isn't that creepy?
But, for those five minutes I ignored it. That was until, I literally COULDN'T ignore it. My whole body leapt up in shock when a horrendous booming sound echoed from outside my apartment. I felt the whole building shake violently, before it settled down.
Quickly I looked around, before rushing to put my boxers on and looking out of the window to see what the fuck just happened. I heard Gold groaning so I assumed the noise woke him up, which was totally understandable.
It was like a fucking plane had just hit my apartment!
When I gazed outside I could vaguely see people leaving their homes to inspect what had happened. From my apartment block I couldn't see directly into town, but I did see smoke, billowing out of somewhere.
Was something on fire?
"Urgh...what happened?" Gold groaned sleepily, obviously not too pleased about being rudely awoken.
"I have no idea...it seems pretty manic outside though."
For an odd reason I felt concerned, my stomach was churning, almost like I was feeling nervous. Which was ridiculous! Why would I feel nervous about something I had no clue about? I turned to face Gold, watching as he rubbed his eyes, before sitting up and pulling on his clothes.
"Then, I guess we'll have to check it out."
I nodded in affirmation, before rushing to my wardrobe, pulling out fresh clean clothes to wear. I don't think I had ever gotten ready so fast in my entire life- then again, having someone literally bark orders at you like an angry Growlithe does tend to quicken one's speed, even if just to shut their trap.
"Hurry up!" He literally yelled at me for the fiftieth time as I 'attempted' to flatten that one annoying piece of hair that damn right refused to be tamed.
"Hang on a minute!"
Okay, one more try. Using some hairspray and a lot of fiddling I actually managed to get it to stay flat, thank fuck for that. There was no way I was going outside with my hair looking like I had been pulled through a hedge backwards. As I moved away from the mirror Gold had already reached the front door, all too eager to leave and check out what happened.
"Seriously Silv, I had no idea you were worse than a girl getting ready"
"I'll make you eat those words if you don't shut that mouth of yours." I growled at him, walking towards the door. He rolled his eyes at me teasingly.
"Ooooh touchy~"
"Shut the fuck up Gold!"
"Alright, alright!" He chuckled, holding his hands up in defence. "Sheesh- tough crowd."
"I am not having this discussion with you now. Something has happened in town, and we need to find out what it is." Sighing heavily I walked past Gold and left my apartment, waiting for him to follow me out so I could lock my door. Once my door was locked, and I checked it properly, Gold and I made out way into town.
The air was cool and crisp, which was nice for a summer's day. I hated heat, so this temperature was perfect for me. Gold was lazily looking around for signs of what had caused that horrendous noise earlier.
Suddenly things were too quiet, and it unnerved me. Something just wasn't right...
"Where did everyone go?" He asked, obviously concerned. I shrugged weakly.
"No idea. I saw everyone heading into town."
And I did, but now we could actually see into the town, it was like a ghost town. No one was around. It was barren, and there seemed to be no signs of life at all. My heart was hammering in my chest the longer the silence consumed us. What caused that noise? What was going on?
"Silv, look!"
Gold grabbed my attention, and pointed to the top of the Department Store. That was where the smoke was bellowing out of, it looked like it had been hit with something. From this distance we couldn't see if a plane had hit it or what, but the smoke seemed to be getting worse.
"Where the fuck are the Police?" I growled to myself, looking around for any signs of flashing lights or the sound of sirens. I heard nothing.
"Unless they left already"
"They would leave some sort of evidence, like crime scene yellow tape or something. No, this doesn't seem right to me."
I walked closer to the Department Store, attempting to see inside. It was shut, and no-one was inside. All the light's were turned off, which was weird. I don't think I have ever seen the Department Store close. Well, maybe Christmas Day...
"Silver!"
I heard my voice being shouted from across the town, and when I turned to the direction of the sound I saw it was Red. He was running over to where we stood, but other than obviously being shaken he seemed relatively unharmed.
"Ah, Red! What happened here?" Gold asked the dishevelled Champion, who for some reason, was missing his signature hat. He looked just as confused as I did, which was strange. Red was here when it happened, surely he knew something.
"I'm not sure. One minute I was serving a customer, the next it felt like the Department Store was falling down!"
"Do you know what caused it?" I asked, looking up at the building, as more smoke emitted up into the sky.
"No idea. I've heard reports that the city was attacked."
"Attacked?" Gold repeated in confusion. "By who?" As I stared at the building I gave it some thought.
Who would want to attack Goldenrod City, and for what purpose?.
Then, a chilling thought consumed me.
No...
"They say it's Team Rocket again..."
"NO!" I literally cried out, making Gold and Red jump in shock. "They CAN'T! He...he can't...!"
"Whoa...Silver..."
Immediately Gold's arms were around me, cuddling me to his chest protectively. My whole body was shaking in remembrance.
No...this couldn't be happening. It wasn't them...it couldn't be!
"Is he okay?" Red asked, concerned.
Of course I was not okay! If Team Rocket were in Goldenrod City that meant...HE was here! I couldn't...there was no way I could face him...
"Are you sure it was Team Rocket?" Gold muttered out loud, causing my body to tense up.
"Not one hundred percent no, it's just rumour right now."
"But, why would they attack here?"
Then, my eyes opened. Of course I knew why.
Red was fucking working in that Department Store when they attacked! He was the one who stopped them before, and Gold did too. If they wanted revenge then this would make sense!
Weakly I moved away, staring into golden eyes as I struggled to utter the words;
"Because...of you and Red." Crimson eye's blinked in shock as the information settled in his brain cells.
"Me and Gold?"
"Yeah, you two...you stopped them before right...?" Gold glanced back at Red for a moment, before it seemed like the penny finally dropped.
"You're right. Red ended their reign of terror first, then I did."
"So, that does give them a motive for attacking the city." Red concluded, but if I knew Team Rocket then things weren't that simple.
Yes okay, if they wanted revenge then that was understandable, but how did they know Red was in there at that time? If they wanted him dead they could have assassinated him or something.
"That can't be the only reason..." I murmured.
"Do they need another reason?" Gold questioned, before I shook my head. Team Rocket weren't THAT stupid. Okay, they got thwarted by kids more than once, but, when they attacked Goldenrod before they targeted the radio tower and they were all in there. It was obvious.
This time...it was too sneaky, too precise.
"There is something more to this...I'm sure of it..."
Red and Gold shared worried glances at each other, as I continued to think just what could be the reasons behind their actions. Nothing made sense. Why wait this long to hurt them? They could have done this years ago.
"I'll go and check out the rest of town, see if I can find anything." The Kanto Champion informed us, before rushing off into town once again. I sighed heavily, feeling a horrible headache begin to consume my brain cells.
"Don't worry Silv...nothing is gonna happen, okay? I promise."
As I relaxed into his embrace I seriously wanted to believe his words. It would have given me great hope if things were that simple. Something had already happened, we just didn't know why, and where all the people rushed off to. Unless, they left town because of it.
"...Gold...I'm worried"
"Worried? About what happened?" I nodded weakly. For some reason I couldn't shake off this ill omen feeling that continued to wreak havoc within me.
"There will be some explanation for this, I'm sure of it."
Sighing heavily I nuzzled against him, longing to feel safe, because right now that was the last thing I was feeling.
You know that feeling where you just know someone is watching you, but whenever you look around you see no-one? That was the constant feeling that was killing me inside. I could feel eyes burning into my soul, and I hated it. I wanted it to stop.
"Don't you...have to go to Kanto today?" I asked sadly.
"Oh yeah...I forgot that the Gym Leader meeting was today." Could this day get any worse right now? Was Gold seriously just going to leave like that?
"Are you going to go...?" I muttered weakly. He sighed.
"I don't really want to leave, especially because all of this just happened. I could always call Green and tell him what happened, and go another day." For an odd reason that made me smile, even if it was just faintly. Truth be told I wanted Gold to stay now we were actually making a go of things. I didn't just want it all to be shattered.
"Green...he would understand." I tried reassuring him. He smiled weakly, before hugging me tighter.
"Besides, I wanna spend more time with you, considering we finally understand what we both want." I nodded in agreement.
"Me too..."
"Oh what a touching scene~"
That chilling voice caused my whole body to leap up in shock, before my eyes scanned the area for whoever spoke. Then, I saw it. That tall figure, dressed in black, not too far away from us. That same heart wrenching smile carved into his lifeless face. And my heart literally died inside.
No...this couldn't be happening...
Weakly I moved away from Gold, my whole body trembling with anger and fear as our eyes met for the first time in years. I couldn't even remember the last time I saw him, yet here he was, standing right in front of me.
"I am...so pleased to see you're okay~" He cooed patronisingly at me, which caused my hands to clench into fists at my sides protectively. All the horrible memories flooded back with a vengeance and I tried so hard not to break down into pieces right there and then.
No, I had to hold it together.
"What the hell do you want?!" I yelled, taking a step closer. I watched as the dark ominous figure of my Father walked closer to me, shaking his head in disgust.
"Now, Silver. Haven't I taught you better manners than that?"
His voice sent violent chills down my spine, and I just wanted this to end, now. My eyes focused on him as he approached me, steadily, and my whole body tensed up completely.
I closed my eyes as I felt his hand move into my hair, caressing gently, before suddenly I hissed in pain as he yanked my hair hard, literally pulling at my scalp.
"Now, ask your Father how he is~" He demanded at me, and I glared hatefully at him. I refused to say anything, before the grip intensified and I yelped at the pain.
"It's just proper manners, Silver~"
"Hey, leave him alone!" I heard Gold yelling, not too far away, but I knew he wouldn't intervene. My Father was a very imposing character.
"Now, I will ask you again-" The grip intensified more. "-ask your Father how he is~"
Growling in pain, I had no choice but to do as he asked, even though the thought of dying seemed more appealing right now.
"How are y-you...?" Then he smiled, that same blood curdling smile I saw when I was a kid, and it made my heart stop in my chest in fear.
"I am very well thank you, although I did come here for a reason, actually~"
His fingers left my hair, and weakly I rubbed my scalp, feeling it throb with pain. My eyes glanced back at Gold for a moment, watching as he took a step forward, obviously in case my Father dared to do anything.
"What reason?"
"I know that I have not been the best Father in the world, and I must admit, it has been playing on my mind for a long time. So, I eventually came to a decision," His eyes stared at me for a while, and it made me nervous.
Of course he was a terrible Father! What sort of Father goes around abusing his own child?! There was no way I could ever forgive him for that.
"I'm not interested!" I spat venomously, folding my arms in defence. He shook his head at me, in a very patronising way.
"You haven't even heard what I am going to say."
"I don't want to hear it. Like I said, I am not interested!"
As I turned to walk back to Gold I felt him grab my arm roughly, pulling me back. I winced at the sudden pain that shot through my arm like it had just trapped it in a vice.
"You make it seem like I am giving you a choice~"
"Get the fuck off me!" I cried, pulling in vain.
"Leave him alone!" Gold yelled, before running over to me. Then he paused, his eyes wide in shock.
"This is a family matter, get out of here, NOW!" I struggled against his grip, feeling the pain get worse.
Why the fuck was this happening?! I just wanted to spend this special time with Gold, not to get involved with my monster of a Father!
"I will not let you hurt Silver!" Gold growled defiantly, his hand firm on the Pokeball's on his belt. I heard my Father sigh in disapproval.
"This is a tedious process. GRUNTS! GET RID OF HIM!"
Snapping my head up immediately I saw lots of Team Rocket Grunts, that had obviously been hiding come out of the foliage and head towards Gold.
There was no way he could beat them! He was outnumbered and could get hurt!
"No! Don't hurt him!" I cried weakly, eventually giving up in trying to fight against him. My Father could hurt me all he wanted, but I couldn't watch him hurt Gold. Gold was too precious to lose in his twisted mind games.
"So, you are finally coming round to my way of thinking. Good boy~" He cooed, and it sent a violent shiver down my spine. I just wanted it to end...now!
"Silver, no!" Gold yelled, he too was surrounded by Team Rocket Grunts. There was no way out, we were outnumbered. I closed my eyes tightly, wishing that everything would go back to how it was.
Why was my Father after me again? He had done enough damage to last me a lifetime!
"Tell me your stupid plan!" I finally shouted at him.
"You see, I am not as young as I used to be, and once I am gone my business needs a new heir. I wanted you to be that heir~" My whole body tensed as the realisation started to sink in.
He...wanted me to be the leader of Team Rocket?! That was ridiculous! There was no way I would EVER do that!
"You have got to be kidding!" His grip on my arm became loose, but firm enough so I couldn't willingly escape.
"This is not a joke, Silver. I want the business to remain in the family, and who better to take it on but my only son~"
Gold looked horrified, but didn't dare say anything. Not while the Grunts were watching him carefully. I know he wanted to shout out or protest, but he couldn't. It was frustrating.
"It's not going to happen..." I grumbled weakly, turning away.
"I'm not giving you a choice~" He cooed, and once again the horrible memories attacked me like a thousand Beedrill stings.
He used to say that when I was younger...that I didn't have a choice, that I HAD to put up with what he did to me. That I couldn't tell Mom or else she would walk out on me. Even though...she did that anyway.
"I'm eighteen now, you don't have any control over me!" I yelled defiantly. Then he smirked, like no matter what I said it had no effect on me. That even though I was eighteen he still had ultimate control over me...and there was nothing I could do to stop it.
"Do I have to show you again who is boss~?"
Then, I felt my heart shatter to pieces inside my chest, and I just lost all sense of reality. Slowly I could feel myself crumbling to the ground in fear.
Why was I so weak?! WHY COULDN'T I STAND UP TO HIM?!
Suddenly I noticed that the air around us had become thicker, like a black smog. Then the Grunts started to cough violently, almost being choked. When I looked around it was like we were encased in a horrible black fog, and one by one I heard the Grunts yell in pain, before the sound of them hitting the floor ravaged my senses.
What was happening?!
"Silv?!" Gold yelled, before coughing too. My lungs started to tighten in pain as I breathed in less and less oxygen, and more of the black smog that had consumed the field. Even my own Father was coughing.
Then within seconds I couldn't see Gold any more, he was hidden by the smog and I started to panic.
"Gold...?!" At that time I couldn't feel my Father touching me either, so I wondered if he had been knocked out by the toxic gas too. My head started to pulsate excruciating pain, and I winced.
What the hell had caused this?!
Then, I felt very light, like all my body weight had just been drained from me, and when I looked down I was surrounded in a green ball of energy and floating in the air.
What the...?
As I looked around frantically I found myself moving, above the toxic smog cloud.
You literally couldn't see anything down there, no signs of Gold, the Grunts or my Father. But, I was floating, and more importantly I was safe.
How the hell did this happen?
Then, I was moving again, further into town. As I looked around I saw that in fact it was a Pokemon doing this. It's eyes were glowing bright, and there was a person stood beside them. From this distance I couldn't quite make out who it was, but whoever it was seemed very familiar.
As I descended lower to the ground, closer to the two figures my eyes widened in shock. The Pokemon was a Musharna, and it had used it's Psychic to remove me from the scene. But, my eyes focused on the person that was standing at it's side. I felt my heart thunder in my chest as my feet eventually touched the floor and I was standing directly in front of him.
"C-Cyan..." I mumbled, before rushing to him and hugging him tightly.
"I heard something happened in town, and came to check it out." He answered, hugging me back gently. Closing my eyes I clung to him desperately, like he was my only lifeline right now.
"My...my Father..."
"Consider him dead..." Cyan growled with hatred.
I weakly looked up at him, watching him nod towards his Musharna. Her eyes glowed brightly once again and all the toxic smog instantly vanished.
I could see Gold again! He was okay! Coughing badly, but otherwise unharmed. So was my Father...unfortunately.
"Musharna...hypnosis!" Cyan commanded to the psychic type Pokemon who happily obliged, and within seconds every single Grunt fell to the floor, fast asleep. I was in awe. Just like that the tables were turned, and now it was my Father who was outnumbered.
My Father glared hatefully at me, like he seriously wanted to hurt me in some way. Cyan noticed, his grip around my body tightening, protectively.
It was weird...I actually felt safe being with him. I knew that he wouldn't let anyone hurt me.
"If you want to survive this encounter I suggest you leave right now, before I change my mind~" Cyan taunted, smirking.
"Who are you to make demands at the Leader of Team Rocket?!" My Father boomed authoritatively, only it had no effect. Cyan was so fearless, he didn't care about who he was, and wasn't scared in the slightest bit. I was...envious.
"Watch your mouth! Or do you want the King of Team Plasma to pound your sorry ass~?"
Oh yeah...I forgot about that.
He had connections in Unova, to Team Plasma so he could always ask for a few favours if he wanted to. Gold seemed totally shocked by the whole thing and remained silent.
"The King of Team Plasma, hmmm? I have always wanted to meet him~" My Father taunted back, and I had this horrible gut wrenching feeling that Cyan was not going to like that one bit.
In my vision if anyone messed with him...well, they got completely destroyed in every way possible. Of course, I was the only one to know about that.
"I will count to five, and if you are still here by then, well, you can kiss goodbye to your sorry excuse for a life~"
Subconsciously I moved closer to Cyan, needing to feel safe. I knew that he wouldn't hurt me, but knowing that he could sent a shiver down my spine.
"One...~"
The countdown had begun, Cyan holding out one finger to him. My Father seemed unfazed by the whole thing, and for the first time in my life I actually feared for his life. He had no idea how mentally unstable Cyan was. He was a ticking time bomb that could detonate at any time.
"You think petty threats are going to scare me, boy?!" My Father roared, as Cyan's eyes darkened to point of losing all their colour completely.
"Two...~"
A second finger was raised, and all the fine hairs on my body were on edge in fear. Even though Cyan was actually protecting me this time I was still so terribly scared of the situation. My Father has not moved from his spot, and all his Grunts were still asleep, very peacefully. But, I had a feeling things were going to change, and soon.
"Three...~"
A third finger was raised, and a simple glance to his psychic type Pokemon was enough. She called out her name loudly as her eyes glowed, then all the Grunts writhed in pain on the floor. They were still asleep, but it was like they were trapped in a never ending nightmare of terror, unable to awaken.
Musharna knew nightmare?!
My Father watched on, helpless to save his subordinates from the pain and torment they were receiving right now. And Cyan was merely playing with them!
"Four...~"
The breaths hitched in my throat as I clung to him for dear life. Closing my eyes tightly as the screams from the Grunts intensified, hurting my ears like nails scraping down a chalk board. Why wasn't my Father listening to him?! He could die!
For an odd reason I felt panicked.
If...Cyan killed him, I was a witness! I could go to prison! No...I was too young to go there! And Gold..! He would have saw it too! No...
As I turned my head to look at Cyan's face my heart sank further into the sea of despair. He was gone...completely overtook by this infernal rage, and there was no way to stop him. Not now, not ever. With a smirk the devil himself would be proud of, and the blackest eyes ,he roared, mightly into the sky;
"FIVE...! Oops~ looks like your time is up. Now, say goodbye to your precious life! I'LL END YOU!"
Author's Note: :O Le gasp! What is going to happen next! I bet you all hate me now... T_T but stayed tuned! Next chapter is gonna be intense!