Chapter 2 : Unexpected arrival.
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[A/N: Well the first one didn't suck that bad, for a greenhorn writer, that is . Anyway this chapter will contain physical abuse, just a little, kinda rushing it with the angst and misery aren't we? hah :D
And for those reading this with a flamethrower next to them, I should remind you that violence is not the best course of action, if you catch my drift ;). So lets jump in to the second chapter right now, shall we?~]
Disclaimer: I do not own Pokémon . shocking, isn't it?
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{Determination is the key to victory. Only the weakling sees defeat as an excuse for not trying at all.
There is only one truth in this world , either you become the best or live like the rest .}
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"Suicune's breath, it's you!" Words couldn't describe the happiness on Kaiser's face to see his son again after three years, he pulled his son into his arms and squeezed him in a manly hug " we missed you so much, son . What in suicune's name have you been doing all these years, boy? You look entirely different, I don't remember you growing some muscles , if any to begin with, what have you been eating back in Johto?" Before Kaito could answer, his father let go of him and stepped inside the house " Honey! Callie ! Come here quickly, Kaito is back!" A moment later , a woman in her early forties and a girl no older than fifteen walked down the stairs . The woman had a silky brown hair that almost reach her waist , her eyes were light green and had a light makeup on . She wore a pink long sleeve shirt with white horizontal stripes along the torso area , a long white skirt adorned with flowers replica spiraling from top to bottom and red sandals. The younger one had a similar long brown hair with a braid headband . she wore a grey top and a black skinny jeans and white shoes . They both gasped simultaneously as they rushed to hug Kaito. While the mother cried her eyes out, his sister expressed her emotions by rapidly punching her brother in the stomach as way to express her "love" for her brother .
After the crying and the punching settled down, Kaiser, Catherine and Callie sat on a leather couch while Kaito sat across of them, smiling warmly at his family . " I can't believe it had been three years since we last saw each other, Kai. Back then you used to be scrawny." Said Callie giggling at her own joke before she received an elbow to the waist from her mother " what she meant is that you got healthier and grew some muscles back in Johto, They got you all worked up all these years, right?" Kaito laughed nervously at his father's statement before clearing his throat " ehehe. Yeah they did. I guess I should thank them for that." They all laughed together before Catherine broke the silence that followed " Oh that makes me wonder ? did they send you here on purpose or you're just here for vacation ? Hmmm…. Clearly the later guess because there's no activity here for team-" the door bell suddenly rang, ending the family's conversation for while . Kaiser looked at his wife and kids with narrowed eyes and they knew what he meant by that. That this kind of conversations must remain within the family only. He stood up and walked towards the door and when he opened it, he was surprised to see a heavy built man in his mid thirties with a wavy brown hair and scruffy beard . He wore a navy blue T-shirt under a white lab coat, khaki shorts with a black belt and tan sandals on his feet and carried a brown leather satchel in his left hand . Kaito looked at his father as he greeted the visitor before looking back at Kaito telling him to come and greet their visitor .
Kaito stood before the scientist and shook his hand , smiling. " Hello, I'm Kaiser's son, Kaito . it's nice to meet you mister..?" kaito raised an eyebrow in confusion " Brian Birch, but People tend to call me Professor Birch. I take it that you arrived today, right? Welcome to Littleroot town, Kaito. Say, I have a son about the same age as yours. In fact, he's just standing outside, Brendan come in and say hello to your new friend" . Kaito leaned to the side to see who was standing behind the Professor, and immediately a teen same age as Kaito walked in. He looked thinner than Kaito was but had the same height as he is , he wore a white beanie that covered his dark brown hair, his eyes were sharp unlike Kaito's dull ones, and unlike Kaito's blue pupils, Brendan pupils were ruby red, his skin was slightly lighter than his father, He wore a scarlet and black short-sleeved shirt and black and dark grey slim fit knee length shorts. He wore a green backpack and white and green slip on sneakers without socks. The two looked at each other for a moment before shaking hands and giving their names . Kaiser invited them to the living room where Catherine and Callie were. After the Professor and his son sipped their tea that was made by Catherine, Professor Birch looked at Kaito with a wide grin " So, kaito. I heard from our neighbor's daughter, May that you had just arrived today from Johto. It's a long journey for a young man such as yourself, not to mention that you did it alone. So what brings you here to Hoenn? Are you planning to go on a journey across the region? You could join my son and his friend, May. They will be starting this week, what do you say? You will gain lots of experience and meet new friends along the way, isn't it great?" The professor saw the hesitation in Kaito's eyes and nudged his son to speak up " Oh, uhh yeah . This will be awesome, Kaito. The people here in Hoenn are friendly and the Pokémon's here are gorgeous and amazing. Just imagine the three of us going on an adventure, it will be one hell of a journey" Kaito looked at his family then back at the Professor. " I uhhh….. thank you for your kindness, Professor and you too, Brendan, but I had just moved in from Johto and I haven't seen my family in three years, I don't mean to disrespect you but I don't think I'm that much excited for a journey, sorry." The Professor's smile slowly died down as he watched Kaito dragging his luggage upstairs to his new room. " I-I see.." Said the professor in a sad tone.
Kaito looked at the rooms across the hallway on the second floor, one room to the right, the master bedroom as he guessed, and three doors to the left. The first one was the bathroom, the second door was covered in pink glitters and artificial flowers, he did not bother to guess to whom it belonged to . He opened the last door to the left and went inside. He took a moment to view his bedroom , in the far corner next to a window was a twin size bed with blue covers and blanket styled with white poké balls. On the other side of the room was a desk with personal computer and few scattered files and books about Pokémon's and other unnecessarily stuff. Next to it was a large empty closet that he could fill it with his clothes. Kaito immediately dropped his bags and began to place his clothes and belongings inside the closet, not realizing that someone was standing behind him. " I see that you brought that uniform with you" gasping in shock , Kaito closed his closet and turned around to see his father standing not so far behind him " Don't worry , the Birchs had left already. So are you going to tell me why did you brought it with you? Or must I ask-" Kaito interrupted his father by raising his hand " No father, you don't have to. I'm not working for them, not anymore…." Kaiser's eyes went wide as jaw dropped " You WHAT? Why aren't you working for them? Did they kick you out? What did you do?! ANSWER ME YOU LITTLE SHIT!" Kaiser raised his hand and punched his son across the face, dropping him to the ground. Kaito looked back at his father with a terrified look on his face and tears began to form in his eyes, Kaito tried to crawl away from his angered father as he unfastened his belt " N-no dad , T-they didn't, I told them I quit." That only made Kaiser more furious as he clenched his fist around the belt and whipped his son two times " HOW DARE YOU?! WHAT WAS GOING THROUGH YOU BRAIN WHEN YOU QUIT, HUH? GOING ON A CHILDISH ADVENTURE THAT SERVES NO TRUE PURPOSE IN LIFE ? YOU'RE FUCKING SEVENTEEN NOT TEN , YOU HAD A BRIGHT FUTURE AND YOU DECIDED TO THROW IT AWAY TO CHASE SOME CHILDISH DREAM? DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH WE PAID TO GET YOU THERE ?! WE HAD TO MOVE TO HOENN JUST SO YOU CAN WORK WITHOUT HAVING THEM HUNTING US DOWN EVERYDAY, AND THE MOMENT YOU FUCK SHIT UP YOU DECIDED TO QUIT?! LISTEN HERE, KID. YOU PACK YOUR STUFF RIGHT NOW AND GET YOUR ASS BACK TO JOHTO AND GET THEM TO HAVE YOU BACK, OR ELSE DON'T BOTHER TO CALL YOURSELF A KODA, YOU LITTLE SHIT!" Kaiser lashed his son few more times harshly before Catherine and Callie stormed the room, Catherine stood in between the two and Callie shielded her brother who was covering his face with his hands and crying uncontrollably. "KAISER! What in Arceus's name are you doing?! Have you gone made?!He's your son for Latias's sake! So what if he wants to go on a journey? he's still a child not a bloody ad-" " HE fucking shamed us, Catherin! He was the best before he selfishly quit. He had a reputation that went as far as both Johto and Kanto regions, but he wouldn't let go of his childish dream of becoming a worthless trainer with no future. You've always been a disappointment, Kaito" Kaiser took a deep breath before walking out of the room . Catherine sighed as she turned to face her wailing child and hugged him, she knew that her son had a good reason to leave his job and move to Hoenn, and she was wise enough not to ask him why.
Kaito lied in bed, staring at the ceiling. The heated argument between his father and mother kept him awake, giving him sometime to think of what he had done. He knew that his father would do this to him, it isn't the first time his father beat him up after all. He got used to this every time he'd fail a test or talk to him about dropping school to become a trainer and receive a pokédex from Professor Elm. He had to silently watch as his classmates dropped school one by one to become trainers before his father drags him out of school to become what his father once was. 'It's not like I have another option' Kaito thought to himself. ' I wanted to get away from that dangerous life, I had to run away from them, I had to stay alive' . few minutes had passed before his parents stopped arguing and both went to get some rest. Looking at the drawer next to his bed, Kaito took a poké ball that he placed it on top of the drawer hours ago and held it firmly in his hands. He gently touched the scratches that covered most of the poké ball's surface and smiled weakly " tsk. What am I suppose to do, Cerb ? I cant go back to Johto even if my father forced me to, they will hunt me down the moment I set a foot anywhere in Johto. But I cant bring myself to tell my parents the truth nor I can do anything to repent for my foolish mistake….*sigh* what am I going to do?" The ball shook gently as if the Pokémon inside it was trying its best to comfort its trainer. Kaito smiled warmly at the poké ball, knowing that his Pokémon would stand by his side no matter what. 'I wish my life was just as easy as the rest of the kids around me.' He put the poké ball back gently to its place over the drawer before he went to sleep.
It was 5 in the morning when Kaito slowly woke up and made his way to the bathroom where he washed his face and brushed his teeth. He changed into his sport outfit, wearing a white t-shirt and black shorts, white ankle length socks and red running shoes . It was a usual thing for him to exercise daily so he can stay fit, at least back at his former job it was a mandatory thing, he had to run for two kilometers then do fifty push up and set up. The sun was begging to rise when Kaito stepped outside and the moment he began jogging around the town ,he saw professor Birch heading towards the woods near the town's only entrance to the north. Kaito waved at the Professor who stopped and waved back. " Good morning professor, what brings you out early in the morning if I may ask?" Said Kaito as he walked up to the professor. " I could say the same thing about you, Mr. Koda. As for myself, I am trying to observe the daily routine of the wild Pokémon's, who's the first to wake, who's last, boring stuff to be honest but its essential to get to know the pokémons you might encounter. So what are you doing outside early in the morning, Kaito? Oh do you want to join me in my daily Pokémon observations? You could learn a lot about wild Pokémon's " the professor asked with a wide smile on his face. Kaito waved both his hands quickly to refuse his offer " Oh no that's not the reason why I'm out, professor Birch. I'm just out here to exercise, that's all".
After apologizing to the professor and waving him away, Kaito resumed his morning jog around the town, the fresh smell of wet grass filled his lungs and the chirps of the wild birds was like a soothing music to his ears, he never felt this much happier while exercising even back at Olivine city, he let out a loud sigh followed by even louder laughs, almost bursting from sheer excitement. He felt free, he felt his lungs and every blood cell cherishing every oxygen atom that entered, nothing could stop him from enjoying this morning as he yelled in excitement" HELL YES THIS IS THE LIFE! YOU CAN NEVER TAKE ME BACK TO JOHTO!" nothing could ruin his first morning in Hoenn. " It's five in the morning, for Latias's sake! Stop screaming like a madman, some people are trying to get some rest!" ….or there is. Looking back at who was yelling at him, he saw the girl from yesterday wearing pink pajamas and her hair was a total mess yelling out her window, obviously annoyed. Before he could say anything , the girl shut the window and closed the curtains, denying him from answer. He shrugged it off and resumed his jog. Half an hour later he stopped near the only road to the north of his hometown when he heard a loud cry " S-SOMEBODY HELP ME!".
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[A/N: Well….the second chapter is finished . I hope I don't get burned this time. Anyway review but try to keep it warm, don't kill me pls.
How do ppl find beta readers? Do they like pop out of nowhere and like " hey newcomer, you seem new to this whole fanfic thing, let me help you."? or do I have to summon them using blood magic? ._.]
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