A Whole New World
A Pokemon Fiction based on the Sapphire game.
Chapter Seven
"The Idea"
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Amaya slowly walked down the stairs and found that her mother still wasn't back, but that Brendan had, at some point, went back over to his house because he was no longer wearing his Hoenn trainer's outfit, he was now wearing black jeans, a black baseball cap, a white t-shirt and a black over shirt. Amaya stood there on the stairs for a moment just looking at him. He looked…cute for once; Amaya smiled a bit but quickly shook her head, shaking those thoughts out of her head. She walked down the stairs, the bottom one creaking a bit when she stepped on it, Brendan turned around and saw her and knew his jaw must have dropped to the floor.
"Wow…" He murmured, as Amaya walked closer.
"You like, yes?" She asked, laughing.
"Yes…I mean, you know, you look good" Brendan stuttered, blushing brightly.
"Oh calm down Birch, I'm just Amaya, a sweet, innocent girl. I'm not going to bite you or anything!" Amaya laughed, hitting Brendan on the arm, playfully.
"Are you trying to say that I'm nervous about being alone with you?" Brendan asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Well, duh! I mean, look at you!" Amaya laughed. "You're shaking in your shoes for crying out loud, plus you look tense"
"Well, I'm not" Brendan said, as he sat down.
"Yeah, sure" Amaya laughed, and sat down next to him. "So…"
"So…" Brendan repeated.
"Boy, we're really exciting, aren't we?" Amaya laughed, running her hand through her hair.
"Yeah, we sure are" Brendan said, watching Amaya's hand run through her hair, he couldn't help but realize how much he wanted to touch her hair, it seemed so soft.
"Brendan!" Amaya shouted. "Hello! Earth to Brendan!! Come in Brendan!!"
"Huh, what?" Brendan said, snapping out of his trance. "Oh sorry, I was, uh, just thinking…what did you say?"
"I was asking if you wanted something to drink?" Amaya repeated, laughing.
"Oh, uh sure." Brendan answered, watching Amaya walk over to the refrigerator.
"Well, we don't have anything but we do have tea, if you can wait a few minutes I can make some?" Amaya asked, getting out the teapot.
"Sure, I can wait." Brendan replied, and was very thankful when Naomi, his mother and father walked in.
"Oh Amaya! You look lovely!" Ruby said, as Amaya walked over to greet them and help her mother. "Doesn't she look lovely Brendan?"
"Yeah…" Brendan replied, not fighting off the smile that crept across his face.
"And doesn't Brendan look handsome, Amaya?" Naomi asked, nudging Amaya in the ribs.
"Ow, I mean, yeah…very handsome, just like a knight in shining armor." Amaya smiled.
"Hey, what about me!" Professor Birch asked.
"Oh, of course, you look good too, dear" Ruby said, laughing.
"Thank you," Professor Birch said, smiling.
Everyone, except Professor Birch, of course, laughed. Naomi finished making dinner while Amaya finished making the tea and setting the table, she "accidentally" brushed her hand across Brendan's when she sat his plate in front of him. Naomi, Ruby and Professor Birch all saw this of course and all gave quick, scheming smiles. Naomi filled everyone's plates with steamed chicken, rice and vegetables
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"Oh, Naomi, that was a wonderful dinner!" Ruby said, helping Naomi with the dishes. "You really went to, to much trouble"
"Oh psh, it wasn't any trouble." Naomi replied, waving her hand.
"You two women might want to keep your voices down, take a look over there" Professor Birch said.
He pointed over to the table, the TV was on and Brendan and Amaya had been watching it but now, Amaya lay sleeping in Brendan's arms, Brendan's head resting atop Amaya's. Naomi and Ruby had to covering their mouths to keep from awing out. They watched as Amaya shifted herself in Brendan's arms and how Brendan held her a little closer.
"Aw, that is just so cute…poor Amaya, she was so heart broken when she learned that we were moving here." Naomi sighed in a whisper. "She had a boyfriend, even though she would never admit that he was, named Ash Ketchum back in Pallet Town, but they broke up soon after they became Pokemon trainers but I know they still loved each other dearly, so it was very hard for her to leave, but from the looks of it, I think she's going to be just fine"
"I think so too, Brendan's never had many girlfriends, they've all moved away at some point, poor Brendan's had just a tough time" Ruby said back in a whisper. "But hopefully, you all will stay around and Brendan and Amaya will become more than friends"
"Well, we intend to stay around" Naomi said, smiling at the two teenagers, still wrapped up in each other's arms.
"Honey, we should go, it's getting late" Professor Birch said, pointing to his watch.
"Oh dear, it is late" Ruby said with a sigh.
At that moment, Brendan woke up a bit and sighed, but promptly stopped when he felt someone in his arms, he looked down and saw Amaya snuggled up in his arms. He's face heated with a blush and he felt someone's hand on his shoulder, he turned his head a bit and saw Naomi.
"Why don't you take Amaya up to her room?" Naomi asked, smiling.
"Are you sure it's okay?" Brendan asked, sure that his blush was deepening.
"Yes, I'd hate to have to wake her up, you know" Naomi smiled.
Brendan nodded a bit, taking a deep, secret breath and picked Amaya up, she groaned a bit and wrapped her arms around Brendan's neck, lying her head on his shoulder. Brendan, of course, blushed deeper than he ever had and he started walking up the stairs. He entered Amaya's room and saw Kenji laying a shoebox, a teddy bear under him and a little blanket over him, sleeping soundly. Brendan smiled and then walked over to Amaya's bed, he held her up surprisingly well with one arm as he turned the covers down. Brendan laid Amaya down, took off her shoes and tucked her in, what he did next, even he didn't know why he did it but he bent down and kissed her on the cheek. Brendan smiled when he pulled away; her skin was so soft against his lips…it was almost like kissing an angel. He brushed back a few stands of her hair and crept out of her room, turning the light off and closing the door softly and walked back down stairs.
"Come on Brendan," Ruby said as Brendan emerged from the stairs. "It's late and we need to get home"
"Okay, mom" Brendan said, getting his over shirt that he'd took off at one point during their visit at Amaya's house. "Thank you for a great evening, Mrs. Valentine"
"No, thank you Brendan, for making this evening enjoyable for Amaya," Naomi smiled. "Tonight was the first time in two weeks that I've really seen her smile, so thank you"
"Well...uh, you're welcome" Brendan smiled, blushing again.
Naomi saw Brendan, Ruby and Professor Birch off and then closed the door to her home and smiled, she knew for a fact that her daughter and Brendan would end up together before the moth of April was over. She then got an idea; she quickly rushed over to Professor Birch's house just in time to catch Ruby before she locked the door for the night.
"Ruby, I just had an idea!" Naomi said, smiling.
"What is it?" Ruby asked, stepping outside of her house.
"Well, since Amaya is new to Hoenn and Brendan obviously knows his way around, I was thinking…why don't Brendan and Amaya travel together?? The only reason Ash and Amaya broke up was because they went two different ways, but if Brendan and Amaya travel together…" Naomi trailed off a bit.
"…They might become, 'more then friends'! Oh Naomi that's a wonderful idea!! I'll talk to Robert tonight about it, and then spring it on Brendan in the morning," Ruby said, smiling.
"I'll do the same to Amaya" Naomi said.
The two mothers exchanged scheming smiles and both retired back into their homes for a good night's sleep.