It's been a while since I updated this, and I'm sorry. T-T
But hey, here's another update. It's actually my entry for PokeSpe Amino's Hoenn Week so... #HoennWeek2018. The theme for the week is travel so I did my best and make sure the travel theme could be felt in the fic. This is also the shortest fic I've ever written for a while, hehe. Anyway, here it is. Enjoy! ^^
29. In Another Region
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Ruby took a deep breath and adjusted a bit to his left. He couldn't help but smile as he watched Sapphire admire the beauty of the Unova Region. Sapphire just couldn't remain on her seat the moment they stepped into the van that Professor Juniper hired for them. Every route they drove past through often exhilarate her. She couldn't help but to grab his hand and point outside just to show him the different Pokemon the Unova Region had to offer. Their trip to the region was simple. They got married the past week and one of their honeymoon destinations was the Unova Region. It was surprising that Sapphire agreed to first go to a city-like region but she later admit to him that the city does have its perks. Their first days in the region was something Ruby didn't expect. It made him the happiest man alive. He was blown away by the region's culture and fashion, but the part that he enjoyed the most was being with Sapphire. He had traveled to different places with Sapphire but this was the first time in the many years to come where they traveled as husband and wife. He loved Unova Region's diversity, but he admit that he couldn't wait to go home to Hoenn. Hoenn changed his life for the better and one of them was meeting the person he loved after being separated for years.
"Ruby," Sapphire called.
Ruby snapped out of his thoughts and smiled. He let her grab his hand as she pointed her free finger on the window. He followed it and saw a tree with bird Pokemon on its branches.
"I can't believe that we found a Pokemon's nest close to the road!" She exclaimed. "I gotta show this to dad!"
Ruby could only chuckle. He loved seeing and experiencing her enthusiastic side. "We should take a photo of it, then."
"Yeah, good idea." Sapphire nodded and removed her hand from her husband. Her eyes remained on the tree.
"Hey, sir," Ruby called the driver while he just grunted as a response. "Can you please stop the van?"
The driver bobbed his head and hit the breaks. Ruby's eyes widened and placed his hands on the handle on top of him. His free arm managed to wrap around his wife's waist. As the van stopped, the couple were forcefully pushed forward and hit the back of the driver's seat.
Sapphire's eyes widened once she felt Ruby's chest. Her cheeks flushed that could rival her husband's eyes. "Y-Ya could have warned me." She spoke after a moment of silence and gently removed herself from Ruby.
The driver just shrugged and pulled his cap down to take a nap.
Ruby just sighed and grabbed his bag. Despite being married for a week, some things never changed. Public displays of affection still made Sapphire flustered. It was not that he hated it but he found it cute especially whenever he teased her about it. "Relax, Sapph, no one saw that." His face twisted from the pain and dropped the camera in her hands. He backed off and held his aching gut. "Sapph…"
Sapphire just rolled her eyes and focused the camera on the bird Pokemon. Taking a deep breath, she took at least three photos of the Pokemon. She looked at the photos to make sure not one of them was blurry and smiled. She went into the van and showed the photos to her husband with excitement burning into her eyes. "Ruby, look!" She quipped happily and handed him the camera.
Ruby rose an eyebrow and looked at the photos. He smiled. Sapphire wasn't the best photographer but the recent photos she'd taken could rival his skills. He was her rival and it was normal for him to use this as an inspiration to improve, but he couldn't help but to be proud of her. He taught her everything she needed to know about photography and she excelled perfectly in such a short amount of time.
"They're adorable!" Sapphire squealed and grabbed her Pokedex, looking for the Pokemon's data. "It's called Pidove! They're one of Unova's bird-like Pokemon!"
Ruby chuckled and turned off the camera. He closed the van's door and buried his nose in his wife's hair. A smile perked on his lips. "They are cute."
"I feel like catchin' one but I wanna catch a Rufflet too!" Sapphire sighed and closed her Pokedex. She leaned on Ruby's chest and held his hand.
"We can catch both if you wanna," Ruby mumbled and wrapped his arms around her waist. He pulled her closer as his lips moved from her temple and onto her cheek. Taking a deep breath, he pressed his soft lips on her cheek.
Sapphire let out a soft 'eep' and held her breath. Did he forget that they weren't alone? She sighed and just leaned on his chest. Some things never changed.
A cough interrupted the snuggling couple. The frantic couple opened their eyes and blinked. They looked at the man in front of them with a blush sneaking on their cheeks.
"If you kids will just snuggle back there, then you should have told me to start driving so I can drop you two lovebirds in Nuvema Town soon." The driver sighed and turned his attention on the road. Not a moment later, he started the engine and drove off from the tree on Route 3.
The travel remained quiet for the next hours. The newlywed couple opted to just ignore their embarrassment from the driver earlier and continued to snuggle in the van. They had only stayed for a week in Unova and so far, it was one of the greatest trips they had. Not only they managed to see and experience the wonders of this foreign land but they managed to experience such happy moments with each other. That alone was enough for them to look forward to their future adventures as a couple.
Also, since this is also a part of a collab with my friend, Nahi, she will draw a comic version of this. It isn't out yet since she's still busy but do check it once it's out. :D
Updated: The comic version is out. It's on celestianahi's blog on tumblr. :D
