This was prompt thirty-six, so it was the thirty-sixth chapter of Love is Infinite, and now it's the thirty-sixth chapter of Legendaries Need Love, Too: Literature Collection. The irony is not lost on me~
Theme: Precious Treasure
Pairing: Dialga/Lugia
Disclaimer: I do not claim any of the Pokemon characters used in this chapter, because they are all property of Satoshi Tajiri and I haven't stolen the rights from him yet. I bet he has people try that all the time, actually; probably has to have bodyguards and stuff.
What had started out as a flattering comparison soon became a reasonable analogy that made much more sense the more he thought about it. His polite phrase turned both of their worlds upside-down in a heartbeat.
"You're like a treasure chest under the sea," he had told her one day as they examined the ocean waves together. She had come out from beneath the surf to see him resting on the beach, and then she had drawn him into conversation out of curiosity.
She reared her head back as if thoroughly surprised by his statement, blinking excessively to try to make it clearer to her. "What? What makes you say that?"
He stared at her as if she had a bald spot on her head. "Lugia, you live under the sea."
"Well, I know that," she scoffed and rolled her eyes before tucking her wings beside her and resting on her belly much like a lazy dragon. She then turned her curious gaze to him as she cocked her head to the side. "What I meant was, what else makes you say that? Otherwise it's just an obvious statement, something I know you're not fond of."
He pursed his scaly lips for a moment, searching for the proper words to describe his thoughts. ". . . Most pokemon on the land don't realize the variety of life that thrives under the sea, and so they completely ignore whatever's beneath the waves." He glanced at her to see if she would comment, and then went on. "They don't understand what they're missing out on–don't realize the power and majesty of the ocean and all that lives in it. It was Palkia who helped me learn that . . ."
"Let me guess: Pearls?" When the Egyptian blue dragon nodded sourly, she gave a light laugh and shook her head at the predictable pink dragon's nature. "Well, I'm not the only treasure here. You do have a diamond on your chest." Gesturing to it with a wing, she told him, "If I'm something special, then you're something special."
He grinned, knowing there were thoughts she was too shy to express and letting it slide–for now. "Alright, fine. We're both precious treasure."
For the time being, all poetry is being put on hold, until I get these prompts out of the way. I apologize, poetry-fans, but this is so I can clean out my Love is Infinite folder (what this 100-prompt challenge was originally called). Please bear with me.