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"The Legend of the Three Regis"
Chapter 3: "A Promise of the Ring"
All 10 people were in the Belle's red van. Norman was in the front driving and Caroline was in the passenger's seat. Steven and Max were in the backseat and Harmony was with Zac in the middle seat. Sidney, Pheobe, Glacia and Drake were in a makeshift seat behind Steven and Max.
"Hey, Steven, don't you guys need to be at the Pokemon League just in case a trainer comes to challenge you?" Harmony asked.
Steven shook his head, "No. Whenever the Elite Four are defeated, they get a month's vacation. I, on the other hand, get two month's vacation when I'm defeated. I'm special."
"You're not special!" Glacia commented and smiled, "You're just a strong trainer. But Harmony's stronger than you."
"Yeah, dad." Zac spoke up, "Harmony told me that you were really worried about your Metagross after Blaziken kicked it to the arena stadium."
"Now my own son is against me... Oh, that reminds me, Harmony. You mentioned me being Elm's brother. Elm is not my brother, he's Linda's brother"
"Linda?"
"My mom." Zac said quietly, "She died of a heart attack 12 years ago. I was only 3 so my dad took care of me. We lived in Jhoto until we moved here when I was 9."
"You lived in Jhoto! Did you live by Cherry-"
"Cherrygrove."
"I don't believe it. Tell me, Zac. Did you used to meet a little girl by-"
"-the berry tree between Cherrygrove and New Barktown-"
"-everyday at 4 PM." Zac and Harmony said together.
-flashback-
Eight-year-old Harmony walked around Route 29 between her hometown and Cherrygrove. She saw a berry tree nearby and quickly ran to it. "A berry tree!" She exclaimed.
"Hey, little girl." A boy her age said suddenly as her walked up to her.
"Hey! My name is Harmony! What's yours?"
"I'm Zac. I'm 8 years old."
"Me, too! I turn 9 next month! You want to be my friend?"
"Sure, why not? But, since I can't go past Cherrygrove, we can meet her in this spot everyday at..."
Harmony looked at her digital watch. It said 4:01 PM. "We can meet here at 4 PM everyday. I'm sure daddy and mommy will let me."
Zac nodded, "Yeah, my daddy probably let me, too."
They both smiled.
-1 year later- (Still in flashback)
"Zac, you're late!" Harmony yelled at the 9-year-old boy panting as he ran up to her. "What took you so long?"
"I'm sorry, Harmony. It's just that..."
Harmony's face quickly changed from it's angry look into a sympathetic one. "What is it, Zac? You can tell me."
He became silent. "Harmony..."
"Zac?"
"We... We're moving. We're moving tomorrow."
Harmony looked horrified. "What! But you can't! I-I... I like you too much..."
They both blushed.
"I... like you, too, Harmony. But don't worry. We'll meet again someday. I'll make sure of it." He took out a small blue box. "Here. It's an engagement ring."
"But Zac! We're on-"
"My dad said I could give it to you now as a promise."
"What... kind of promise?"
"A promise that we will see each other again... A promise to propose to you when we are older."
Harmony took the blue box from Zac as a tear rolled down her cheek, "A promise..."
Zac put his hand on her shoulder, "We will see each other again, Harmony. I promise."
And they put their palms together: Harmony's right and Zac's left.
They matched perfectly.
-end of flashback-
Harmony's right hand and Zac's left hand were put together.
They matched perfectly.
"I... don't believe it." Harmony said quietly.
"Me either." Zac whispered.
"Unbelievable." Steven said, "He never told me the girl's name, but I do know he was heartbroken when we moved to Hoenn. I never would've thought he would meet up with her 6 years later."
Norman agreed, "When we moved her, she was frantic to make sure she had that ring. She never told me why, though."
"It was... special at the time." Harmony spoke up. She then turned to Zac with her eyes welling up with water, and hugged him. "Oh, Zac... I missed you. Ever since that day, I've looked at the ring and thought of your promise... Your promise that we would see each other again... Your promise to propose to me..."
"I... missed you, too, Harmony. And I'm glad... that we did see each other again. Honestly, I looked for you everywhere I went, but each time, I failed. I never thought I'd see you again in the Cave of Origins, though."
"So, Harmony was the girl Zac kept going on about." Drake said.
"I think it's romantic! They were destined to be together!" Glacia's voice had a happy tone to it.
"Do you still have the ring, Harmony" Pheobe asked.
"Of course." Harmony dug through her pocket and retrieved a small blue box. It looked as new as it was when Zac gave it to her. "I kept it in my pocket everywhere I went just in case I ran into him again."
"You know, I've always disliked mushy stuff, but this is an exception." Max suddenly spoke up, sniffing.
Caroline agreed. Her eyes were damp.
Zac layed his left hand on the box, "We fulfilled the first half of my promise. Now I want to renew the second half. Harmony... I promise that when we are ready, I'll propose to you."
"And I'll say yes." Harmony smiled. "I promise."
"Memories may be forgotten, but promises never die." Sidney said from the back.
Steven, Norman, and Caroline watched the scene with happy tears.
Their children had found each other after 6 years of being apart. At the tender age of 8, they had met and formed a unique bond. Some may say it was puppy love, some may say it was destiny. Either way, Harmony and Zac believed it was real because it was a promise... A promise from the heart and a promise from the ring.
((dries tears))
There. Did you guys like it? I hope it makes up for the long wait! Review!
Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts!
I had to put that because I thought of this chapter of the top of my head. I had just beaten Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories(Sora's story) and had the whole promises thing going on in my head. I thought it might be a nice touch to add some sentiment to this chapter.
Also, any of the things Steven said about the Elite Four getting a vacation is made up. I had to say that so they would be able to go on the Jhoto trip.