This chapter is... Interesting. XDDD Well the next chapter starts their journey in Fiore, Dream City, and Almia. In other words, it will be team two, team three, and team eight. Why those ones? Well the regions in my deception go:
UnovaSinnohKantoJohto(Dusk Forest, Hidden temple)HoennFioreRyuta(Dream City, Museum), Almia(Sacred Ruins)
So we're doing farther and most dangerous first. So enjoy this chapter~
Chapter fifteen
You're one too
N
I sighed and sat down thinking about what Black and White were talking about before. Has it bad for you? Make a move? I didn't understand it, really. Curse my royal life of captivity but I just didn't know. Actually, while we were walking back again, they started talking while Black was firmly holding Mia's hand, of course, he didn't want to loose her again. 'Hook up with' was one... That was followed by 'into you,' 'pulling my leg,' and 'stop jerking around with me...' Why was their past talk so weird?
Or did people in this time speak like that too? These were the first people I met outside of the castle so...
I pulled out a pin from my pocket given to me by Anthea and Concordia, an accessory passed through the royal generation.
Really, I wasn't the only royal guy with a pin like this. Each royal family had some kind of pin with the same power to it, able to see the past, present, and future and read minds. Each family had something specific though. My pin gave me the ability to distinctly talk to pokemon. It seemed it only worked for me though...
Either way, I really wanted to know what all of this language meant. Better ask someone.
"Hey Keith, you're the oldest here, aren't you?" I asked a passing Keith. He stopped and nodded.
"Yep, twenty, turning one in less then two months." he replied cheerfully, sitting beside me. "Why, is there anything I could help you with, your highness?" Keith asked. Your highness... I hadn't heard that for a while.
I rubbed my pin in my hands tenderly and something told me that Keith was different... I analysed him for a moment before saying anything.
"You may call me N, Keith." I started. "Besides, I'm, calling you Keith when you yourself are royalty." I stated. An awkward silence blew past, leading to Keith lowering his head. A mischievous smile came on his face. I knew it.
"Let me guess, your pin helped you see the truth." he replied to my statement. "Well N, as we're both royalty, we have to stick up for each other." he jested.
"Fine, I give you my knowledge and you return it." I said. Now that we both had it straight that we were both royal, doing something for each other came at a price. "Well I know that you're Keith Ryuta, last name was inspiration on the region of Ryuta, you grew up in a hidden kingdom in Dream City, you have an intendant or will have one named Skyler, and you will become a famous trainer because of your rebellious side for adventure." I concluded.
"You know a lot, huh?" he asked. I didn't answer to it.
"My turn, Keith. What does 'having it bad for someone' mean?" I asked obliviously. Keith chuckled. "As well as 'making a move.' White and Black were speaking yesterday and mentioned these things. Due to my captivity, I never learned the meaning of these things."
"Having it bad for someone means you show, or at least have instead of show, intimacy towards someone. Intimacy that's pretty deep. Making a move is actually showing the affection in the open so almost anyone can see. That can include some perverted stuff though." Keith joked around. I didn't find it that amusing though.
I thought. Did White 'have it bad for me?' And what about the other definitions I needed? "Okay, and what about..." Keith cut me off.
"It's my turn for a question, young prince." Keith said, laughing. I let him continue. "How do you know so much about me?"
"Didn't I tell you? You become famous in a very vulgar way." I said. "You are in many text books because of all of the changes you made in life." I added.
Really, Keith was a famous prince, soon to be king. There was a problem though that I knew about. It was 1899 when prince Keith and the young peasant Skyler became married in secret, twenty three and twenty one, away from the castle. Shortly after their marriage, they were brought back to the kingdom by force. Their first son was born that year by force as well. The king and queen thought they needed to have a child before any madness happened.
Keith and Skyler claimed to not mind and loved their son who was named Daniel. After their son turned one, their forcible parents made them have another child who was a girl named Lilac. Not long after Lilac's birth, Keith went off to help some suffering people in Hoenn...
He didn't return.
I cringed as I thought of how Keith's life turned out. Forced to do so many things that he was obliged to run away, meet the one he loves, be forced to move in the palace and have two children early, and then have Keith die when he was truly happy. The fact that he was actually murdered made it worse. Not to mention the fact that Keith and Skyler didn't see each other that much in the castle. Their last words would have been treasured but regretted, goodbye.
I felt like telling him to not go to Hoenn when the command came up but it would alter history. There was no telling what would risk that then. Plus, Keith and Skyler were miserable in the castle. When Keith died, he wasn't bounded, nor was Skyler or their children. She was able to leave.
"Well I bet it's nice to be famous. I guess I'll find out." Keith said, smiling, but he could tell I was a bit uneasy.
"You have no idea..." I replied, quietly. It was true. Keith only became famous after his death. He would never know how it felt. I shook it off. "But what does 'hook up with,' 'into you,' and 'pulling my leg'" I finished my questions on the definitions. Keith laughed again.
"Hook up with means that you're are going to, or are, dating someone basically. Into you just means someone carries affection for you, and pulling someone's leg just means joking with someone." he explained. It sort of made sense, I guess. "Who's been saying this stuff? Sounds like someone likes you." he said. I stayed quiet.
"Your highness?" Keith jested some more. I refused to talk still. "Fine, have it your way." he said. Keith stood up and was about to leave but he stopped. "I went to Hoenn for a reason though." he said. I looked confused. "I went so Skyler could be free. I knew I was going to be killed, but I went anyways."
He knew? Wait, how would he?
Keith pulled out a small necklace from his pocket.
"Look familiar?" he asked. I examined the accessory. It was one of the pins from royal families but on a chain. "I saw that something like that was going to happen when I was younger. I didn't know that Skyler would be so close to me that I'd marry her." he paused to let out a small chuckle. "So I tried to become distant, I strayed from her side. I even was an anti social guy just so she wouldn't look at me like I was the amazing person she thinks I am now... I failed that so I owed her her freedom, don't you think?" Keith asked, putting the pin back in his pocket.
"Wait, Keith." I went to stop him. He kept going.
"We'll talk later, okay?"
Keith owed Skyler her freedom... I gave myself some time alone to think about it by walking through the forest. It never occurred to me that Keith had known about it. I guess I learned something new about him, huh?
"N?" I felt a tug on my sleeve. I looked down to see Mia. She seemed a bit worried.
"What's up, Mia?" I crouched down a bit.
"Keith seemed a bit upset... Did something happen?" she asked me.
"It was just a talk between us. Nothing wrong."
"Okay... Well I want to thank you again for helping me. And for letting me stay in the palace the time I did." she said. I smiled at her.
"You're quite welcome, Mia."
There was something else I found out today. This team sure had people from different eras but everyone had something in common.
They all had sacrifices to make, no matter how little they were.
Actually, I wasn't lying about Keith being a prince. It was sort of decided with Jill-a-thon and that's why Keith ran away from home. He never really "changed" to an anti social dude. He always was one because he was locked away to himself. He opened up once he met Skyler but not by much. So anyways, I hope you enjoyed~ Oh, and everyone's sacrifices are described later on. X3
Thanks~
