Chapter 11:
Leaf's Perspective:
I feel a hand grasp my shoulder, and the presence of someone sitting next to me.
"Hey, you okay?" I realised I was crying. I wipe away the tears forcefully before looking at the figure. I look slightly up at the sitting boy, smiling in comfort before he raised me up to my feet and walked over near our friends.
"I'm taking Leaf to the Pokemon Center, she needs some time to rest."
"But Re-"The boy gives Green the evil eye. I can tell Red knows what I felt; it's actually come to a point in our friendship where we can read each other's thoughts, actually I we can all do that. Weird right? I can't read Green's though for some reason, but I hope I can soon. Just then, Green gives the messy haired teen a nod after seconds of silence.
"We'll meet you there in 5." And on that note, Red supports me as we make our way over the two streets to the Center with the red roof. All the people in the houses around started to appear from their shut doors.
As we enter the Center, Nurse Joy had returned to her usual spot at the counter with Chansey. About 3 trainers were sitting down on the chairs where they took care of their pokemon. I wanted to ask the nurse where the hell she was when team rocket were here, but I kept my mouth shut, I felt a feeling at the pit of my stomach; it hurt, a lot. I think I know why. Red sits me down at the end of the row of chairs against the wall, and walks up to Nurse Joy to ask for something.
He comes back a couple of minutes later, holding up two keys as he held his hand up and shifted them apart. He places them in his pocket, and grabs me by the arms, and helps me up the stairs to a hallway with rooms crowded together on the left and right sides of the walls. We wander down the long path until we come across the room with big numbers saying 13. As Red unlocks the door, I feel a bunch of emotions going through my head at once. I couldn't think straight at all.
The teen sits me down gently on the single bed on the left side of the room, and he gets comfortable on the opposite bed on the other side of the room. He leans against the corner of the wall as he looks at me and flashes me a smile before returning to a comforting one. I look down at the floorboards, dangling my worn out legs on the edge of the frame, still holding Sceptile's capsule in my hands. I couldn't speak, I just couldn't, for some reason, I couldn't say a word. I felt awful, I know why, but I also don't at the same time. Red was the one to break the silence.
"Where'd you get Sceptile from?" He asks softly. I clear my aching throat, and attempt to speak. Nothing came out the first time, but I kept trying, and eventually, I managed to say what I needed to say.
"Dad. It's my dad's from Hoenn. We lived there before moving to Johto where-"
"I know Leaf; you don't have to say it." I glance at the teen. His face was full of despair as he relives the incident. No, not an 'incident'. Explosions, team rocket, deaths, the destruction of the entire region… It was horrible. I was there. Of course I was there. I was the cause…
I let out a shaky sigh before cracking. I couldn't hold it in anymore. I let my body fall onto the well-made sheets and blanket, and face plant into my pillow, clutching the sides as I cry. I repeatedly mumbled into my pillow 'it's my fault', and it's true, it was. All the demolition, all the slaughtering, team rocket yes, they did some, but I was the cause, I started it. All of it was over me. I was responsible for so many deaths as well, including Red's mum. I didn't know it, but it was. It was my best friend's mother.
I was hooked up in their lab, being tested, then I felt an urge seep through my body, and I blacked out. I don't know what I did when I was in another world, but I know that when I woke up, there were massive destructions to the town we were in, grunts and people burning from fire attacks launched by machines made by the wicked organisation. The next thing I knew, I was carried by Grovyle, and my mum rushing beside me with scars and bruises covering her face. I saw my dad carrying a little boy. I didn't know it then, but it was Red. He was sleep, but was whimpering a bit as he heard some crashes and bangs come from all over the place. They both place us on my dad's Flygon, Red lying in my arms, and I look at him in shock. I don't know why but I did. Dad then found room for his pokeballs and mum to fit on the pokemon, and whispered to Flygon to fly to Kanto, where we would be safe. My mum and dad interlocked eyes with each other, and give each other a final kiss before the dragon type flies off away from the scene. I hear annoyed voices from a woman, who I saw today, shouting out get her, but they never did.
We landed in the region of Kanto the next day; my father trained Flygon well. We landed in a city called Pewter, where Ash happened to be. He grabbed his son, and held him tight, and so did Red. My mum and I stayed at the Pokemon Center for a couple of days before we leave to move into the town of Pallet, a town quite isolated from the rest, and very small. I recall my mum buying a heap of junk so it doesn't look like we came from Johto. When the same boy came up to me, I froze. What was I going to say? I didn't know, so I stayed silent for a while before playing with him and his toys on the front porch of his house.
Every night after meeting him, I got memories, not normal ones, but when I blacked out, and overtime, I found out it was me. I got so scared, and I ran to my mum, not knowing what else I was going to do. We talked, and I calmed down. I wish she was here now; I need to chat with her again. I'm scared, I'm so scared.
"Leaf, look at me Leaf, please." I snap back into reality, realising Red was on my bed, and had ripped my hands from the pillow, and still was holding them firmly by my hips. I focus my attention on Red, who looked at me with his sorrowful eyes. A sensation flows over me, and I calm down, my wales turning into soft sulks. I then stop completely, then the teen uses his finger to tuck in a lose strand of hair back behind my ear. My cheeks flushed pure red as we both lean closer towards each other. He studies my expression with his eyes moving in all directions.
"You're so… beautiful…" He whispers as he places his hand on my face, making my cheeks grow even warmer. He then leans closer, and I can now feel his lips pressed up against mine. They were soft and gentle, and it reminded me of a feeling I had never felt before except once; love. I pull away gently from his face, making eye contact with his chocolate-brown eyes. I felt awkward, and guilty. Awkward because I think that's the general reaction after an unplanned kiss, and guilty… because I know Green likes me. I feel Red's grip loosen in my arms as he looks away from me in embarrassment.
"I'm so sorry-"
"Please, don't. I should be the one who's sorry… You shouldn't have kissed me… I-I'm a horrible person." I feel a tension of anger and guilt tie up in the middle of my stomach; it's now really aching, really badly. Red looks back up at me in confusion, and still a bit of embarrassment.
"Why would you, you've done nothing wrong-" I cut him off again.
"No, I have… Red… I-I need to t-tell you something… S-something import-tant…" I stutter, looking away in horror. Tears are starting to swell up in my eyes. It's now or never…
Leaf's secret is leaked! But it's not over yet, there's one thing you also don't know about her… heehee! Sorry if it might not be as interesting as you might have hoped it would be, but I like to write my stories as they go without really planning anything, which I know already is stupid, you don't need to remind me… ANYWAY! Hope you keep on enjoying Blended, and like I always kind of say: I hope to see you all tomorrow, if not, later today!
- TheOpenNotebook