Rivals
By: kawaii-Cherimu130
A/N: Yay! Thanks for all of the reviews! Here's the 4th chapter of Rivals.
Wiping a tear away, Kamon stood up. He felt better now, but not fully.
Suddenly, he felt a hand on his shoulder. Kamon turned around to find Crystal. "What...what are you doing here?" he stuttered, a bit surprised. "I'm on my way to the next town. The forest is a shortcut to it." she explained. "Are you alright?" Crystal gently touched Kamon's cheek, a concerned expression on her face.
"Yeah," Kamon muttered. "Just...just leave me alone." Turning around, Kamon walked away. The sound of leaves crunching beneath his feet was heard, then he heard a second pair. Kamon turned around again to find Crystal running up behind him."I just want to help. I saw you crying...and...and I'm worried about you, Kamon." Crystal admitted, her cheeks blushing while she looked down at the ground.
Kamon's heart stopped. Cared? No one had ever cared for him before. Not even his parents. "What do you mean, care?" he asked. A bit of hope surged through him. He finally found someone who cared!
"I...I'm just worried about you. Call me crazy," "You are crazy." Kamon interupted. Giggling, Crystal continued. "But, it just seems like...like you need someone, you know?" Kamon had a puzzled look on his face. "What the hell?" he cursed. "Please don't cuss. Anyway, you just don't understand. Besides, how can you, when you're just now figuring out the true meaning of 'love'."
That was true, and Kamon knew it. But he wouldn't have called it 'love'. More like 'caring'. "Come on," Crystal quickly grabbed his hand. "What in the...where are you taking me!" Kamon cried.
Crystal jerked him foreword, and soon they were at the very edge of the forest.
"Here we are," Crystal dragged Kamon foreword to what looked like a cliff. By now, the sun was setting, casting colors of gold, pink, and purple across the skies. A few puffy, white, clouds floated in the air, making it even more beautiful.
Crystal sat down on the hard, grassy, cliff. Carefully, Kamon did the same thing. There was an uneasy silence as the two stared up at the sky. Soon, the silence was broken by Crystal.
"Have you ever wondered," she began as she leaned over on Kamon. Crystal laid her head on his shoulder, making Kamon blush a little more than he should. "Uhhhh...what are you do--" "Shhhhh!" Crystal hushed as she gently traced her finger arcoss his cheek.
"What made you cry?" Crystal continued. Kamon stared at the sky, a bit confused but yet, happy in a way. He didn't know why, but he enjoyed Crystal's company, along with her soft words of comfort. "Well...yeah, I guess," Kamon replied as Crystal held onto his arm, tenderly rubbing it. "I...I never had anyone care for me before." "Tell me all about it." Crystal cooed softly.
"Well...when I was just a kid, my parents abused me. They drank alchohol everyday of their lives. And when they got mad at me, which was alot, they'd...they'd hurt me," Crystal tightened her grip on Kamon's arm. "And?" she asked. "So I finally ran away. I guess that's why I dunno love...because I've never been loved. I don't have any friends, any loving parents, or any family of any kind to look up to."
"So that's why you were so harsh to your Pokemon," Crystal explained. "Yeah, I guess you're right." Kamon muttered as he stared at the sun. "Do you see those colors?" Crystal asked as she pointed a finger at the sun. "Yeah," Kamon answered. "Why?" he turned around to look at Crystal.
"Each one of those 3 colors repesents you, Kamon." Crystal explained. "Oh really?" Kamon asked. "Mmmm-hmmm," she pointed a finger at each color. "
"The pink means 'friendship'. The purple means 'inter-self'. And the gold means 'found it'." Kamon stared at Crystal oddly. She looked back at him and replied, "It's an old myth about why the colors of the sun exist. Legened says Ho-Ho made the colors of the rainbow one day, just to help the people of this earth find themselfs."
Kamon cocked his head in confusion. "Really?" he asked. "Mmmm-hmmm. Just like you are, Kamon." Crystal said. Sitting up, Crystal added, "I think you should tell your Pokemon you're sorry. They won't forgive you 'till you do,"
Kamon reached down and pulled out 5 pokeballs. Throwing them up into the air, all of them opened.
A/N: I think this chapter sucks. Does it???