Welcome to chapter 12! Special thanks to .18 for reading this fan fiction since the very beginning. Your loyalty is what has kept me going all this time... Thank you. So last chapter Zane fights Ryder for the first time along with Mia. And then meets Venus the salazzle and after that, things just go downhill. So in this chapter, something really special is gonna happen. It has to do with how Zane views Ruby. No... They aren't having sex so just go ahead and put it away... So without further ado, I present to you chapter 12 of 'Forbidden Love' by xX-xeXeeD-Xx! Oh and another thing! I do NOT own Pokemon or Game Freak! I am simply borrowing their wonderful little setting so that I may create something beautiful with the power of LITERATURE!
"You don't have to accept the things you are not okay with." -Unknown
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Forbidden Love
Chapter 12: Beliefs
(Zane POV)
(Kanto *The Cabin*)
[6:08 pm]
After the incident that Ruby had to endure I got to watch as Dante and Venus get chewed out by Beatrice. As If I hadn't done that enough to Dante. Beatrice even made them clean the couch which was really awkward for them. But to be fair, it wasn't all his fault. It was more like Venus's fault. But at the time, I was just too pissed off to notice. Ruby was still trying to recovering from this traumatizing event.
I was wandering the house visiting the rooms that haven't been in. There was a training room next to the meditation room. It was built like a gym with weights, benches used for bench pressing, and there were a few treadmills and other exercise machines. A part of the room was sectioned off with a glass wall and door. From the looks of it, it looked like a room where you train your fighting skills. I could tell because there were mats padding the floor. The cabin had two floors and an attic that wasn't storing much. Outside there was a shed behind the cabin. Nothing about it was interesting though. It kind of reminded me of the shed back home. Home... I pondered on the word. Maybe one day... I'll go back.
I return back to the cabin. As I walk in Beatrice, Ryder's mother, asks me ,"Hey Zane, I'm cooking dinner for everyone. How would you like your steak?"
I was intrigued ,"You can cook?" I ask in curiosity.
She replied ,"Of course I can... What kind of mother would I be if I couldn't?"
I felt stupid for questioning her. So then I answer her question ,"Well, in that case, Medium, please." She smiles and walks off into the kitchen to prepare dinner. I sat next Ruby on the couch. But it wasn't the same one that Dante and Venus had their little 'moment' on, mind you. She was looking off into space until I sat down. She then scooted over to where I was and laid her head on my lap. She giggled as I stroked her soft ears.
"Zane..." She says my name.
I answer her ,"Yes, pumpkin." She smiled at the nickname.
"I've been thinking... Do you think of me as your mate?" To be honest, I was a little surprised by this question.
I responded ,"Well, I've actually been thinking the same thing too. And to be perfectly truthful, I do... But That's not the only thing I think of you as... You're my everything. You're my only purpose in life now." This statement made her blush a little. So I made it worse by ducking my head down to lovingly kiss her.
What did I do to have such an adorable and loving... mate.
(Ruby's POV)
[6:42 pm]
Me, Zane, Ryder, Mia, and Beatrice were all sitting at the dining room table enjoying the meal that Beatrice had prepared for us. And Dante and Venus were awkwardly sitting on at the kitchen counter looking in opposite directions. We all ate in silence until Beatrice spoke up.
"So, Zane... Would it... be okay if you could tell us why you joined Ryder?" I look at her with slight disgust.
I reply ,"I don't think that Zane doesn't really want-"
"No, it's okay Ruby... They deserve to know..." Zane had cut me off.
"Well, okay." I relaxed a little bit.
He started ,"Well, it's a long story... But I guess I'll try to explain it as best as I can..." He continued ,"It all started when my sister was sixteen... She had come home early from her pokemon journey through Kalos. All she told me was that she had 'complications' with her pokemon so she had to quit early and come home... Two years later, I start my own journey with Ruby. Ruby wasn't even meant to be my starter, but that's a different story for another time... Anyways, I spent two months wandering the region, seeing different places, discovering many unique and different pokemon. And at the same time, a feeling was growing inside of me. It grew to the point where I just couldn't ignore it anymore. That feeling was my love for Ruby." At this point, everyone was listening to Zane. Even Dante and Venus were tuning into the story. Zane paused to look at me and then continued ,"I just couldn't help myself but think about everything about her. So I just had to accept the fact that I was in love with her. But I took into consideration of what people would think of me. I thought that if I didn't keep it a secret, everyone would hate me and criticize me..." After he said this I lean in to hug him and comfort him.
Beatrice asks ,"But what does that have to do with joining Ryder?"
Zane Replied ,"Well, I'm about to get to that..." He continued his speech ,"December 22... That was the day Ruby and I confessed our undying love for each other. So I told myself that I had to tell my family. I couldn't keep this a secret from them forever." He awkwardly pauses again thinking about his next words. "So I go back home to break the news to my family. And surprise, surprise... My sister, Annabelle, went through the exact same thing I did. She had fallen in love with her pokemon just like I had with Ruby... But the only difference between me and her was that she abandoned her love. Apparently, there were rumors of an organization that executed people who weren't like the majority. People who were gay, transgender, or... In love with a pokemon. It didn't matter, if you weren't normal, it was a death sentence. So she got scared and selfish so she left him. She explained to me that these were those 'complications' she had. In the end, they didn't care who I was in love with. They had just accepted me for who I was. So we spend Christmas Eve as a whole, loving family. After Christmas, I set off for another adventure to spend with Ruby." A tear was forming in his eye as he explained this dark event. "Two... Days later... after Christmas Eve... I got a call from my mother..." He was slightly sobbing, but he tried so hard to fight back against it. "She had told me the worst news I would ever receive in my whole life. My idol... the person who I had looked up to... the most caring sister in the whole wide world... the sister that meant so much to me... was murdered..." He was crying and sobbing over his lap now ,"They tortured and raped her." He was clenching his fists in anger. "They had killed the person that inspired me my entire life. So I wanted to avenge her. But I wanted more than that. I wanted to make The Saviors beg for mercy and forgiveness as I slowly kill them off. And I joined Ryder so that I can protect Ruby from anyone that ever wants to harm her. To bring anyone who is stupid enough to deprive me of my choice in love, to their knees." He finished his story with a scary look in his eyes. I was holding onto his left hand and wrapped myself around him for comfort.
Beatrice looked concerned ,"I'm sorry you had to go through that."
He kept himself silent and collected himself. We then spent the rest of dinner awkwardly and silently eating.
(Zane's POV)
[7:12 pm]
After we finished eating I made my way over to the new couch Ruby and I was going to sleep on. Even though Dante and Venus had cleaned the other one, I did not dare sit in it. I might give it a few more weeks until I can accept it. But, as I walk over to the couch I suddenly trip on something. I looked below my feet to see Ruby's pokeball. I pick it up and stared at it. I began to contemplate. I hate this... Cage... Then it came to me. Remembering what I had told Ruby before dinner. This has to go... I have to end this contract.
Ryder marched into the room ,"Hey Zane! Hope you're ready for tomorrow... You're gonna be training with Dante to master your aura... Uh, are you okay."
Instead of answering, I ignored him and then exited out the front door with the ball in hand. I'm pretty sure I heard him say ,"Shit..." As I left the Cabin.
I made my way around the house to the shed looking for something specific. Something that is capable of destroying a pokeball. I was only ten feet away from the shed when I hear Ryder's voice.
"Wait a second Zane... You're not about to do what I think you're about to do, are you?" He asks slightly concerned.
I stopped and turned around to see Ruby right next to him. "Listen, I have to do this... You won't understand why..."
He jogs over to me. He then replies ,"Maybe... But I can at least try to change your mind... Look, I know... it's hard to accept this... I went through the same thing. But if you don't accept reality, I promise it's gonna come back to bite you in the ass... So please just think about what you're doing..."
I think about his statement for a good ten seconds. "Ryder..." I trailed off, clenching the ball in my hand in anger.
"I'm not doing this for my own sake... I'm doing it to end this slavery... It doesn't matter how you look at it; It's clearly slavery. I want to free her of these... hindering shackles." I continue ,"You and I have different beliefs and views in this world. And you don't see Ruby the way I see her. So please let me do this to relieve this lingering annoyance." I wait for his response.
He smirks at my statement and then says ,"Well, I guess I can't stop you then. You are your own person... And the sledgehammer is to the right of the doorway when you walk in..."
I smiled at his remark and replied ,"Thank you for understanding..." I then walked over to the shed door. I grab the handle and twist it to open the door... only to find that it's locked. "Dammit!"
Ryder then laughs his ass off like someone just told him the funniest joke in the world. "You didn't think it was gonna be that easy, did you?"
I wasn't going to give up here. I then step back a little and prepare myself.
He looks at me confused ,"Wait, you're not gonna-" I cut him off by slamming my shoulder into the wooden door. I was successful.
"Oh okay, you are gonna do that... damn." And just as he said, the sledgehammer was on the right. I quickly grab it and walked out.
Ryder added ,"Well, I really can't change your mind at this point... Just hurry up and do it." I set the pokeball on the ground and lined up the hit. And then with all of my force, I slam the pokeball with the hammer. The top had a major bend and I was surprised it didn't shatter on the first strike. So I line it up again and repeat. Pieces then went flying off this time. The two halves of the ball were now separated and the button was flung five feet away. It was done. I no longer have ownership of Ruby. I thought to myself. I set the hammer down and get on my knees to gather the pieces into one pile. Ruby walks over to where I was and gets on her knees too. Well, at least her equivalent of knees that is. She then hugs me and whispers into my ear
She then hugs me and whispers into my ear ,"Thank you." She then kisses me on my cheek.
Ryder smiles at this touching moment but then replies ,"Well that's great and all, but... Looks like you have a door to repair tomorrow."
I moan in sorrow ,"Awwww... Why did you have to go and ruin the mood?"
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