So this is the start of a new series, something which I planned over two days ago when I came across a picture and a pairing I never expected, and now I am hooked on them as a couple. The pairing is Red and Cynthia, the pairing name is even better in my opinion : ChampionHeart Shipping.

This made a lot of sense, as it they both are respected as legends, Cynthia in Sinnoh, and Red is respected in the entire Pokemon world.

Now, we need to go over the teams for both of them, I.e what they will use usually :

Red will have his iconic Pikachu, Charizard, Blastoise, Venusaur, Snorlax and his special Eevee. His Eevee has the ability to become any Eeveelution and can revert back to his original form. Basically, it can go from Eevee to Espeon, then back to Eevee, and other forms.

Red will wear an attire similar to his Alola appearance, but will also wear his Master's coat, which in my opinion is pretty awesome.

Cynthia will have her Spiritomb, Milotic, Togekiss, Lucario, Glaceon and Garchomp.

She will have her iconic black dress, but will wear her dress from the Best Wishes series.

I read the story When Two Lives Meet, with Ray Shipping, and I will be using the idea of the chapters being scenes from various point in their lives, not in any order, though I will specify it with when they met, using 0 TM for the year they actually met each other.

Red will be 17, while Cynthia will be 21 when they will meet.

The Year is 0 TM.

Driftveil City.

A city that had recently started holding the Pokemon World Tournament. The very first victor was Nate, a trainer who had begun his journey in the Unova region. And after that it evolved into an annual competition, with its grandest tournament usually being between the champions.

Trainers who had achieved respectable feats from all around the world participated in them, though they mostly included the Region Champion and the Regional Tournament Champion. Some others did also came to participate, but they usually got defeated in the first round.

Cynthia, who hailed from Sinnoh always participated in them. This time she had the last battle of the first round.

To anyone who wasn't familiar with the legendary Black Queen of Sinnoh, she was considered a young champion, becoming a champion at the age of eighteen. And because of her feat, she was respected by almost everyone.

She was participating alongside the Sinnoh Tournament Champion, Tobias. Her thoughts went to the man who won the League. He had used some Pokemons that even shocked her.

He had used the legendary Darkrai and Latios. How he got them, she had no idea. But aside from the two beasts that he used, he also had a Lucario, an Empoleon, an Electivire and a Magmortar.

He was a force to be reckoned with, but she knew that she would defeat him once he would challenge the Elite 4, and finally herself.

He would give a challenge with the Mega-Evolution of Latios, but she had her lovely Mega-Garchomp to make up for that. The Mega-Evolution feature really had changed the game for most trainers. Most used them as a clutch move, something to be used when the battle wasn't going in their favor.

She would have wondered more about this, but she noticed Tobias reentering the lobby area, where most of the combatants stayed when it wasn't their match.

" So ?' She asked, already expecting the answer. His match was against some trainer from Pallet Town, whom she expected to lose.

" Well, it was a one sided battle." He told her. She nodded.

" And you will be facing Alain from Kalos." She said. " Any plans ?" She asked him.

" Don't have any plans." He said as he sat down on one of the couches.

" What ?" Cynthia asked the Tournament Champion, sitting down as well.

" I said I don't have any plans to face him, because I am not the one who will be." He explained to her as he got up and walked away. Cynthia followed suit, but going in a different direction, towards the balcony area.

Once Cynthia finally understood what Tobias was telling her, she was shocked. Someone had defeated him, and from what he had told her, he was utterly demolished.

Who was the trainer from Pallet ? She had to check.

She went back to the screen that was showing the Tournament bracket and searched for Tobias.

She finally found him and froze when she saw the name of the trainer that had beaten him.

Red of Pallet Town.

Red had been a role model for trainers, such as herself when she was just beginning her ascent into the world of Pokemon. He had feats that were impressive, cementing his name in a status far above what most trainers had. Such examples included his hand in destroying Team Rocket. Back when Red hadn't begun his journey, Kanto was unofficially ruled by Team Rocket. He also became the champion at the mere age of eleven, seven years younger than when she became a champion. And that was on his first try.

And he had disappeared for nearly six years ever since he had won his match against the Elite 4, and the then champion Lance, the legendary Dragon Trainer.

Nobody knew where he had disappeared to, and since there was a new champion for Kanto in the form of Blue, who was Red's rival, only the serious trainers cared.

He did make his appearances occasionally, such as his appearance in Johto and Hoenn, but people usually found out about it when he left the region, back to where ever he hid.

And he also was the standard. Most trainers she came across, let them be the Youngsters, Backpackers, Lasses, or the few Rich Trainers, they had the region champions as their standards. They compared their progress compared to them. But to the real trainers, such as herself, the Champions, the Elite 4 and the Ace Trainers, Red was the standard.

She really wanted to meet him. He was the reason why she moved forward in life whenever she felt down.

After her first loss in the Tournament, she was told to quit while she was ahead, as no one actually expected someone so young to win it. And she would have, if she hadn't seen the Kanto Tournament, and subsequently the matches Red had against the Elite 4 and Lance.

She had then regained her hopes and fought again the following year, finally winning the tournament. She owed some of it to Red.

" Excuse me, but have you seen the victor of the second match, Red ?" She asked the receptionist, hoping to meet the red-themed Trainer.

" He went to the Vanilluxe Ice Cream Shop." The lady behind the desk told her.

Cynthia nodded and she went towards the shop that she usually visited whenever she was in the Unova region. The shop offered several flavours of ice cream, a treat she really liked. And to learn that she would meet Red in the same shop was enthralling to her.

When she finally reached the ice cream shop, she searched for the trainer who wore a red cap.

Upon finding no one who matched the description, she went to ask the lady who sold the frozen treats. " Has anyone wearing a red hat came by here ?" She asked her.

" You just missed him." The lady replied. " From the looks of it, he went back towards the Pokemon World Tournament."

' Drats.' Cynthia cursed. It seemed as if the universe was against her. She now headed back toward the building.

As she reentered the building, she heard an announcement.

" Will Cynthia Shirona of Sinnoh and Tyson of Hoenn please come to the arena for your battle ?"

She groaned. Now she would never meet him.

She went towards the arena, with the intention of defeating the Hoenn League winner.

She sighed as she sat down on one of the couches that the lobby offered. The battle wasn't exceptionally hard, as she was challenged a bit. She needed some food, since her search for Red had made her travel halfway across the city and back, yielding no results and she was left quite famished after the match. She got up and walked towards one of the several restaurants that were across the town.

Reaching her destination, she found a table for two and walked towards it. She finally sat down onto one of the comfortable chairs. The environment was nice, lighting was kept dim, to give it a comfortable feel.

The chairs were red in color, reminding her of her endeavors to find the Trainer of Kanto.

She wondered a bit more, before someone asked her, " Is this seat taken ?" She sighed internally. No doubt one of her fanboys had found her.

She looked up to the person asking, ready to say yes, but when she saw who it was, she was shocked, and happy at the same time.

It was Red.

As she got a better look at his face, she blushed. She didn't expected him to be so darn handsome. And to believe that he was just seventeen and already looked better than most of the Charmers.

Shaking herself out of these thoughts, she replied, " No its not, please have a seat."

Red smiled, which made her blush a little again, and he sat down on to the opposing chair.

" That was a nice match you had there." Red spoke to her, making her look at him.

" You liked my match ?" She asked him, not believing that the trainer who became her inspiration to be the best she could and be the Champion of Sinnoh.

" Yes, it was quite impressive with how you used your Garchomp to counter his ice type." Red commented on her battle. " Though I guess it was obvious that you would win as Tyson still haven't challenged the Elite 4 and Wallace for the title."

She nodded, but suddenly remembered something she really wanted to ask him. " Red, can you tell me why you didn't stay a champion ?"

Red looked at her, contemplating to tell her or not. " Well, once you become champion, you have several duties to perform, which take away from your time as a trainer." He explained to her, who nodded. " And you always have to stay in one region for a long time, which is the opposite of what I am, a traveler and a trainer." He ended his explanation.

" That actually is a problem." Cynthia confided. " Ever since I became the Champion, I have to stay in Sinnoh most of the time, which leaves me with less time for my hobby."

Red raised one of his eyebrows as he gave his order to the waiter that had arrived. " Having a hobby in the long run is good." He nodded.

Cynthia paused for a moment. Was he really interested in her hobbies ? " Well, I like history and I really like to go to several archaeological sites and study the fossils." She told him.

Red smiled again, making her blush. " That's a nice hobby to have."

For the rest of the night, they discussed their travels, battle strategies and whatnot.

Red, being the gentleman he was, escorted Cynthia to her hotel room and bid her both a goodbye and good luck. And to her joy, he promised to see her again.

Cynthia squealed as she fell onto her bed. Her meeting with Red went better than she had ever expected. He was so handsome in her opinion, but what really caught her attention was his expressive eyes, that had a dark red colour. She smiled as she went to sleep.

What she didn't knew at the time was that she was already falling in love with Red.

So the first chapter of this story has started, and the first few will be in chronological order.

I am open to new ideas for the fluff between Red and Cynthia, so review it please. I will also answer some questions if you guys have any.