Sorry for the late update guys, I've been playing Pokémon Black like non-stop since it came out. I've also been despairing, as I like to use canon names for my characters, and the name for the guy character is Hilbert. I'm sorry if I offend anyone named Hilbert, but that name doesn't exactly scream "awesome" to me XP. Either way, I named the main character Hilbert, and am gonna have to just get used to it. I wanted to be Hilda (The girl), but my friend called dibs, and we always pick opposite genders so when we battle we don't have to stare at clones of ourselves when we battle XD
Still, this is quite a long chapter, so I hope it makes up for my absence, and I hope you guys enjoy! :D
Disclaimer: I do not own Pokémon, if I did, Hilbert would NOT be the name of the main character when my rivals have cool names (Cheren is a firkin COOL name, and I like the name Bianca XD)
Violet City
Silver grumbled as he rolled over in a half asleep daze. The redhead felt like he should be waking up soon, but for some odd reason could not find the strength to do so. The ground was much more plush than he remembered, and definitely a lot warmer, so the thought of leaving it didn't appeal to him.
After a few moments, Silver's brows furrowed, realizing that the ground shouldn't be this soft... Or made of cotton. When the redhead opened his eyes, he was immediately troubled that he was currently lying in a plush bed in an unknown room.
Sitting up, Silver looked around the room, taking note of its simplicity. Looking down after his inspection, the redhead's eyes landed on his Cyndaquil, which was currently asleep on the foot of the bed. The redhead scoffed, kicking the little Pokémon lightly to wake it up.
Cyndaqill squeaked, before turning to look up at its trainer, its tail wagging lightly. Silver glared down at the little Pokémon, "We've been taken by someone and have no idea where we are, smooth move Cyndaquil." The redhead drawled. The little fire Pokémon fumed, hopping up and down with a peeved face.
Silver just huffed before looking around, "Anyway, where are we?" The redhead inquired as he got out of the plush bed and opened the door out of the room, poking his head out into the hallway of the house. Noting stairs, the redhead decided it was best to figure out why he was taken here.
Peeking downstairs he saw a young woman with long silver hair, who was currently cutting vegetables, before noting the exit was not too far away. After a few seconds of thought, he decided it was best if he just left. Making up his mind, Silver began to tip-toe his way down the stairs to the door leading outside.
"bershaaaa..."
Silver yelped, before falling down the stairs in surprise. After hitting the bottom, the redhead glared up at small Umbreon at the top of the stairs, who was currently returning the glare with fervor, its fur puffed up.
The woman at the counter turned and smirked, "Finally awake?" The woman said with a playful voice before laughing, "I hope you don't mind my sweet little Umbreon up there, he's a bit of a sneak." The long haired woman stated before setting plates on the table.
Silver rubbed his head, before sitting up and staring at the woman with wary steely eyes. "Why did you bring me here?" Silver asked with a hint of mistrust in his tone. The woman smiled brightly as she set the table, "Well, you were lying down outside in the dark. My little Umbreon here found you about an hour ago, and I brought you here so that you wouldn't catch cold." The woman said brightly before filling each plate with food.
The woman walked over to him, and let out her hand for silver to grab, "My name's Karen by the way. Nice to meet you." The woman chirped. Silver stared at the hand like it was going to bite him, before raising a brow, "Wait, did you say Karen?" He said as he analyzed the woman before him, recognizing her unique hair and eye color. The woman nodded, her eyes sharpening playfully, "That's right... Karen. What's wrong, too hard to remember kid?" The woman said with a smirk.
Silver glared at the woman, before slapping her hand away, "You worked for Team Rocket..." The redhead said with malice in his voice, taking a few steps back. Karen raised a brow, a look of mild interest on her now frowning face, "Well now... That's interesting." The silverette said before crossing her arms, "Most people around here know me for being one of the Elite four." The woman said before snapping her fingers, her Umbreon bounding toward the exit, effectively guarding it.
Seeing that it was effectively blocked, Karen turned back to look at Silver, "How did you know that kid? I don't think anyone knows that but the other Elite Four members and... Well, Then there's Red." The woman drawled witha bored tone. Silver glared up at her, "You worked for my... Giovanni's second in command. How could I not know you." the redhead glared.
Karin smirked, before sauntering over to the boy, who backed up until his back hit a wall. Karin put her hands on either side of his head, trapping him before sighing, "If you know that, then you should also know that only certain few members of Team Rocket themselves were Privy to information on my leader's specific team." The woman quipped, searching Silvers eyes for the information she wanted.
"Quiiiiil!"
Karen jumped back, a wall of fire separating her from Silver. The Silverette glanced at the small fire Pokémon before smiling, "Ah, I see." Karen said before looking back at the redhead, "You're Silver, the kid who stole Cyndaquil from Professor Elm." She said with a smile on her face. That smile quickly turned to a glare, as she pulled a poke ball out of her pocket, "Silver was also the name of a certain red-haired child of Giovanni's. A child who would know the names of the higher ups who worked for his father." The woman said with a hint of displeasure as she flipped her silvery hair.
Silver glared at her, picking out the poke ball that had his recently caught Zubat out from his belt, "I may be his son, but don't think for a second that that makes me care about him." The redhead said with pure malice in his voice. Karen raised a brow, "Oh, and why not, little one?" The dark trainer inquired. Silver glared at her, "Because I think all of team rocket is scum, and I'm gonna be the strongest so people like you can be squashed like the bugs you are." Silver growled with rising rage.
Karen's eyes widened in surprise, before she smirked, shaking her head while giggling, "Well now this is interesting." She said happily. After this, the silverette raised her hand, her Umbreon leaving the door and coming over to her side.
Silver was taken aback by this, and looked up at the woman with distrust in his eyes. Karen blew a lock of silver hair out of her face before shrugging, "Eh, when team rocket disbanded, my leader tried to bring it back, but Red put a stop to that. After that I got enlisted by Lance to become one of the Elite four. Having nowhere to go, Will and I accepted." The woman finished quietly before smiling. "There's no love lost between me and Team Rocket. I'm perfectly happy training my dark-type Pokémon and taking down anyone who wants a shot at me." she said as she put her poke ball back on her belt.
Silver Faltered, "Will? You mean that weirdo's a part of the Elite Four here too?" The redhead asked with a mildly frustrated tone. Karin nodded, smirking. "Yeah, we're living well. We've been cleaning up the messes that team rocket's left behind, but other than that life couldn't be better for the two of us." The silverette beamed before turning and stretching. Her bright smile faltered as she turned and looked at the clock, scoffing when she saw what time it was as she turned to the redhead. "It's good that you woke up, cause I was gonna have to leave you here if you didn't get up soon." Karin said in mild frustration.
Silver raised a brow, "Why?" He asked curiously, watching as the girl moved to grab her bag from the corner, the contents seeming to already be packed for what looked like a trip out.
Karen turned and pointed to Silvers poke gear, which was currently sitting on the table. The silverette sighed, "Well, I've been hearing the ghost Pokémon in sprout tower have been going a bit crazy lately, so people were advised to stay out of the tower after a certain hour. A friend of yours called you for help a few minutes ago, he says he's lost in the tower, meaning there's a good chance he's gonna become ghastly fodder if I don't get him outta there soon." Karin said languidly, scratching the back of her head as she grabbed her pack from the table, getting ready to head out the door.
Silver felt concern wash over him, "Was it Ethan?" The redhead asked, already knowing the answer, as the only people he had on his poke gear were in Kanto, and he never talked to them regardless. Karin smirked, nodding before throwing a pack at Silver, the redhead barely catching it. "Yup, wanna come with me kid? You look like you could use a midnight run." The woman said airily as she put on her shoes. Silver nodded, eager to get Ethan out of the trouble he was in. Seeing the redhead was ready and raring to go, Karin smirked, opening the door to the dark outside, "Well we better be going then."
Sprout Tower
Karin walked through the tower with a look of boredom on her face, "Ugh, there's gotta be a reason why these ghastly are flipping out." The silverette said in mild annoyance, her Umbreon slightly ahead of her taking out any Ghastly that appeared with ease.
Silver looked around hastily in mild concern, trying to find the raven haired boy who was currently lost, and probably trapped somewhere. He knew how clumsy Ethan was, and he didn't want any harm to come to the boy. The redhead clenched his fists, as they had been walking for a good few minutes now and hadn't seen hide nor hair of him.
Karen looked about with a bored tone before her eyes landed on the giant swaying support beam in the center of the tower, noticing a glimmer in the darkness of the floors below. Smirking, the silverette turned and jumped on the railing, preparing to jump down to the bottom to retrieve the shiny thing.
Silver turned to her and frowned, "We should find Ethan first." The redhead said with a hint of urgency. Karen turned to the redhead and smirked, "Well, you should go find him then. I found something interesting, so I'm gonna go after that." She said as her Umbreon hopped into the dark abyss, Karen put her hands behind her back as she swayed on the railing, "I'll come find you when I find what I'm looking for, till then try not to get knocked out kid." Karen said as she gave a mock salute, falling back into the darkness.
Silver sighed in frustration, "Well, I guess that can't be helped, better turn my attention to the idiot who got me into this mess." The redhead said in mild annoyance before pulling out a poke ball and throwing it, revealing Silver's recently caught Zubat.
The Zubat let out a few clicks, locating its new master and flying down toward him. Silver crossed his arms, "Zubat, I need you to find Ethan. He's a kid who's a little bit shorter than I am, and should have a backpack." Silver said quietly, a hint of urgency in his voice.
Zubat chirped in understanding before sending sonar out, trying to find the boy. After a few moments, Zubat clicked happily, beginning to fly forward. Silver sighed in relief, hoping that meant he could find Ethan.
After a few minutes of walking, and a few mildly annoying battles against ghastly and bellsprout, Zubat stopped flying forward and chirped, flying in circles around a large statue. Silver stared blankly at the statue before glaring up at his Zubat, "You idiot, that's not Ethan!" The redhead barked at the little blue bat, which had landed on the statue and slumped over sadly.
Silver ruffled his fiery hair, realizing that it could take ages before he found the boy in such a huge place. 'what do I do... what if the idiot's still hurt? What if he got overwhelmed by the ghosts?' A million worries popped into his head as he mulled over where Ethan could possibly be.
"...Silver?"
The redhead whipped around, his steel purple eyes landing on those shimmering golden blue orbs. Ethan crawled out from behind the statue, smiling sheepishly as he scratched the back of his head. "Umm... Hi there Silver, sorry for calling you on such short notice and all..." The raven haired boy said nervously.
Silver felt relief wash over him when he saw that the raven haired boy was fine. Noting no harm had come to him, the redhead glared at the boy, storming over and swatting the carefree Pokémon lover on the back of the head. Ethan flinched, "Owwww, what was that for?" The younger boy whined.
Silver's glare merely intensified, the redhead furrowing his brows. "We just got out of trouble like, what, an hour ago? Now you're back in trouble, and I had to make time to get over here to save your butt!" Silver yelled, frustration evident on his face. Ethan opened his mouth to speak, only to be silenced by Silvers steely glare, "I don't want to hear any excuses. You're a real idiot you know that? I can tell you're still hurt. What if you got stuck here? What if I wasn't able to find you? What if a Ghastly found you? Do you even know that they're hostile right now? They could really hurt you dense fool!" Silver ranted, turning red from his rant.
Ethan pursed his lips, before taking his backpack off, unzipping the pack and pulling out a large, speckled egg. Silver raised a brow, "And where the hell did you get that thing?" Silver asked with mild curiosity. Ethan smiled, "Well, A little girl said she was with her dad, and they forgot to get out of the tower before it got dark. They were carrying a bunch of Pokémon eggs with them, hoping the walk would help them hatch, and they dropped one while they were leaving." Ethan said with a kind smile on his face as he cradled the Egg to his chest, "They begged me to come and get it, so I decided to come in and find it." Ethan said before flushing in embarrassment, "I was in such a hurry to get here, I forgot I left all my Pokémon at the Pokémon center, so I wasn't able to get out on my own." The raven haired boy said lamely.
Silver nearly fell over in disbelief, trying to fathom how one could come into such a dangerous place with not one Pokémon. Ethan looked up apologetically, Those golden-blue irises shining dimly, "I'm sorry I caused you so much trouble. I wouldn't have called unless I really needed help, and I'm so sorry for being such a burden." Ethan said with his head bowed.
Silver scoffed before turning to look around, "Well, I'll smack you for this later. Right now we should get the heck out of here." Silver said in mild annoyance before reaching down and picking up Ethan by his hood, roughly bringing the younger boy to his feet. Ethan looked up with wide, happy eyes at his savior, the golden glimmer fazing Silver for all it was worth.
Ethan put the egg inside his bag, and bounced happily on the balls of his feet, "Lead the way Silver." The Pokémon caretaker chirped, adding a mock salute to the redhead. The cute actions of the younger boy caused Silver to flush red, before he coughed and he called his Zubat to lead them out of the cave.
After a bit of walking, the exit came into view. Silver sighed in relief, as his Zubat was tiring from all the battles it was in. Ethan stretched out lightly as he walked, before stopping in his tracks, a look of confusion on his face.
Silver noted this, before turning to glare at the boy, "What now?" Silver drawled. Ethan blushed, scratching the back of his head, "I think the baby kicked." Ethan said as he laughed lightly. Silver faltered, before glaring at the boy with a dust of blush on his face, "Don't say such stupid things, let's just get the heck out of here." Silver quipped before turning to the exit...
...Which was now being blocked by a Ghastly, who had just finished licking his Zubat to KO status.
Silver's eyes widened, before his steel eyes glared at the ghost Pokémon, It's eyes had a sort of voidness in them, and when the ghost set its sights on the two boys, it's gaze was one of bloodlust. Noting the murderous intent the purple Pokémon gave off, the redhead stepped back and moved Ethan behind him.
Ethan looked over worriedly, "Silver, what do we do?" The raven haired boy said from behind the redhead. Silver smirked, "Well, he's in between us and the door, so I guess we have to fight." Silver said haughtily as he pulled a poke ball from his belt, releasing his Cyndaquil.
The fiery Pokémon turned to its master, a look of confusion on its cute face. Silver pointed at the Gastly "Use ember Cyndaquil." Silver ordered. The fiery Pokémon turned, noting its target; and breathed a breath of fire at the ghost, which took it head on.
Gastly flew around, trying to lick the small fire Pokémon, who dodged with ease. Cyndaquil threw another Ember at the ghost, but it dodged the onslaught as well. Silver scoffed, before turning to the raven haired boy. "Ethan, go around me and get out. I can handle him." The redhead said swiftly.
Ethan looked at the boy with a hint of concern, "B-but... Your down to one Pokémon, what if you get beaten?" The raven haired boy asked in mild panic. Silver scoffed, "That won't happen, just get the heck outta here!" Silver ordered as he turned back to face the Gastly, a look of determination on the redheads face.
Ethan hesitated, before nodding as he ran around the two battling Pokémon, cyndaquil shooting another Ember at the Gastly to keep it from following the fleeing boy. This Ember hit the ghost head on, causing it to fall over fainting. With one last "lyyyy", the Pokémon disappeared from sight. Silver was about to sigh in relief after the fight, when he heard Ethan cry out a way always from him.
Turning, he saw another Gastly staring down at the raven haired boy, its eyes glowing as Ethan fell into a sitting position. Silver ran toward the raven haired boy, and noted that his normally blue eyes had a reddish hue to them. Silver's face became gravely serious, "Ethan what's wrong? Get up, we have to leave!" Silver yelled, trying to tug the boy up in vain.
The raven haired boy shook his head, his brows furrowing, "It used mean look, I can't move." Ethan said with a hint of worry in his voice. Silver turned, and took note that the ghost Pokémon looked like it was in pain. The redhead's eyes widened when he saw a translucent nail dig itself into Gastly's skin, as if being hammered.
Seeing this, Ethan tried in vain to move, before turning with a panicked look at the redhead "Silver get out of here, it's using Curse." Ethan said in a hasty manner. Silver raised a brow, "What's that? An Attack?" the redhead asked. Ethan nodded, "yeah, it's an attack that does damage over time. It keeps going until the Pokémon is knocked out-" Ethan's eyes widened, before he fell to the floor in pain.
Silver was going to ask what was wrong before noting there was a ghostly nail in the boy's back that looked like it was being hammered in. The redhead panicked, as he had no way of touching it. Silver glared up at the Gastly, "Alright you stupid ghost, now you've made me pissed." The redhead fumed, "Cyndaquil, use Ember." Silver ordered in a protectively urgent voice.
"Quiiiiiilaaaa"
Silver turned and noted the Pokémon sitting in the place of Cyndaquil was not the Pokémon that he'd been with earlier. In its place was sitting a fiery, slightly larger, Quilava. Quilava nodded at its trainer, before releasing a much more concentrated ember at the foe, the already weak Pokémon falling over in a daze.
Seeing his chance, Silver pulled out a poke ball and threw it, effectively catching the Gastly that was the source of his trouble. Silver glared down at the poke ball, picking it up and clenching it in his hands, "You harmed someone who didn't deserve to be harmed, now your punishment is serving under me for the rest of your days." Silver said with a hint of malice. The redhead turned over to look at his new Quilava, smirking as he looked it over, "Well now, you look a tad less useless now." The redhead said with a prideful tone. Quilava just chirped at its trainer, yawning after a good fight.
"Alright tough guy! Way to go!"
Silver turned to see Karen, who was clapping her hands as she walked towards him with her Umbreon in tow. Silver glared at her, "You! You left me here to find Ethan all on my own, and now he's hurt, and I don't know what to do about it!" Silver yelled at the dark trainer in frustration.
Karen smiled brightly, "Oh? You sure about that?" Karen said with playfulness in her voice as she pointed down at Ethan. Silver turned, and his eyes widened slightly when he noted Ethan was sitting up, the raven haired boy rubbing his head as he winced.
Silver immediately ran to his side, "Ethan, are you alright? Are you still hurt?" The redhead said with concern in his eyes. Ethan turned and looked up at Silver, smiling weakly, "Yeah, I'm alright. I think once you caught that Gastly all the ill effects he put me under went away." Ethan beamed. The redhead sighed in relief, "Good… That's… Really good." Silver said with a warm smile.
The blue eyed boy returned the smile, before noticing they weren't alone. Turning to look at the silver haired girl, Ethan smiled brightly at the company. "Oh? and who's your friend?" Ethan inquired with a curious tone.
The silverette flipped her long hair as she smiled a dark smile, "My name's Karen, nice to meet you Ethan." The woman said with a friendly tone. Ethan's eyes widened as she noted her Umbreon, "W-Wait, Karen? Elite Four's Karen?" The blue eyed boy shouted in disbelief. Karen nodded, smiling brightly, "That's right." She chirped, leaning back with her hands behind her head.
Ethan's eyes shined in admiration as he sprung up and walked up to her, a flush on his cheeks, "Oh my gosh... I love how you handle all of your Pokémon! The way you battle with them is just gorgeous!" Ethan said as he bounced on his feet Giddily. Karen shrugged, trying to look modest, "Eh, it's not all that amazing, but I try." The silverette boasted, obviously loving the attention.
Silver glared at her, a hint of jealousy in those bright steel eyes as he watched Ethan fawn over the well renowned trainer. This didn't go unnoticed by Karen, who immediately waved her hands, dismissing the boy's flattery, "In any case, I came here to find what was freaking out the Gastly which I found." The dark trainer chirped as she held out a spell tag with what looked like blood on it. The silverette threw it up in the air, and her Umbreon glowed, using dark pulse and shattering the tag.
Once the deed was done, Karen turned and looked the redhead's way, "You should really be thanking the kid over there. Silver insisted he come along to try and find you. He was really worried about you ya know." Karen chirped. Ethan turned around, A bright smile on his face, "Silver, is that true?" Ethan asked in a hopeful tone.
Silver turned tomato red at the question, scratching the back of his head as he looked down in embarrassment, "O-of course I did! If I left you here you probably would've ended up dead with your brain." Silver said quickly, trying not to sound too concerned with the boy.
Ethan just smiled, walking over and taking Silver's hands in his, "Still, Thanks... I seem to owe you a lot lately." The raven haired boy said with a warm, grateful tone in his voice. Silver just flushed about as red as his hair, pulling his hands away and setting them behind his back, "Yeah, well don't worry about it. That's why you have my poke gear number right?" Silver said quickly.
Ethan just beamed at the redhead, before remembering the egg in his pack. "Oh, I have to take this back to its owner." Ethan said as he turned to the exit, stopping and turning back to the redhead. "Umm... Are you staying in Violet City tonight? I'd like to stay with you while I'm here." Ethan asked with a hint of hope in his voice. Silver scratched the back of his head, "Umm... I don't think so. I don't have any place to stay-"
"The two of you can stay with me if you like."
The two boys turned to look at Karen, who was currently sitting on the floor petting her Umbreon, staring at the two boys with an amused look in her eyes. Ethan's eyes shined, "R-Really? You'd let us stay?" The raven haired boy said with pure excitement.
Karen beamed up at the two boys, "Of course you boys can stay. You two look exhausted, and it's the least I can do for the two of you. You both did a community service tonight." The silverette said airily, Silver sensing mock praise from the silver haired woman.
Ethan jumped up before turning and smiling up to the redhead, "Well, I'll meet you at Karen's house then. I'll be by later, so don't wait up on me okay?" Ethan said happily. Silver flushed before looking to the ceiling. "O-of course... Why would I wait up for you, idiot..." Silver said quietly, trying to sound aloof. Ethan didn't seem to notice the boy's embarrassment, as he turned and bowed at Karen and then left out the door.
When Karen noted that Ethan was out of earshot, she turned back to smirk at the flushed redhead, "My My... The great son of Giovanni, possibly the most feared man in all of Kanto, has the hotts for a young bumpkin from a small town." The silverette mused as she flipped her hair behind her.
Silver glared at the dark trainer, a hint of warning in his eyes. "He's an idiot. I don't see a future like that with him." Silver quipped quickly, not liking where the dark trainer was attempting to steer their conversation.
Karen just smiled, "Doesn't mean you aren't attracted to him, and trust me, I know an attraction when I see one." Karin beamed "You look like you wanna pin him down and wipe that cute smile off his face with your mouth." The silverette continued with a playful gleam in her eyes.
Silver flushed before looking away in disgust, "Don't be crude, I would never do something like that." Silver said with a dust of a blush on his cheeks, trying his best to hide his face from the dark trainer.
Karen just shrugged before walking toward the exit, "Whatever. C'mon kid, you should tidy up before your boyfriend gets back to my house." The silverette called back to Silver, who was now flushing in embarrassment, "H-He's not my boyfriend!" Silver said before running to catch up to the dark trainer
Violet City: Karen's house
Silver fidgeted in his seat, glancing at the clock every few minutes. It had been almost an hour, and the redhead was wondering when Ethan was going to show up. The redhead glared down weakly at the floor, "Of course the stupid idiot would make me sit here waiting…" Silver said in mock anger.
Karen smiled mischievously at her young charge, "Aww, you look like a nervous boy who doesn't know what to do on his first date. For the son of a madman, you're very cute." The silverette said as she smirked at the young redhead.
Silver glared at her, "Stop with the jokes. We're not together, and this is not a date. He just needs a place to stay..." Silver quipped, trying not to meet the eyes of the not-so-modest young woman.
The silverette smiled, "Yes, he needs a place to stay. which so happens to be with you, because that's where he wants to be… You know, with you." She said as she bounced on her toes. Silver flushed as he glared at the floor. "He doesn't like me like that..." Silver said with mild disappointment, his voice doing a little more than hint that they couldn't be.
Karen stared at him for a moment before smiling. "Well, how do you know he doesn't like you?" The silverette inquired. Silver looked up with frustration in his steely eyes, "Well, he's a boy for one, and two he hasn't shown any signs of liking me so far." Silver said as he looked down with a crestfallen face. Karen smiled, "Hey kid, why don't you turn that frown upside-down, and ask him out?" She inquired.
Silver looked at her with a horrified face, "W-What? That's out of the question!" Silver fumed as he crossed his arms in defiance. "I have my pride you know. I'm not about to do something rash when I know I'm just going to be shot down afterward." The redhead said with a tone of annoyance. Karen just shook her head, "You won't know till you try... But whatever kid. It's your life." the silverette quipped, before turning to pet her Umbreon.
After a few moments of silence between the two, there was a knock on the door. Silver flushed, and Karen beamed, "I think I know who that is~" The silverette said in a sing-song voice as she waltzed over to the door, opening it to reveal a bouncy Ethan.
Karen smiled, "Took you long enough kid. Silver was waiting for you to show up." The dark trainer quipped as she stepped aside so he could enter. Ethan scratched the back of his head sheepishly, "S-Sorry, I got lost, and such." The raven haired boy said, laughing nervously. Karen smiled, "Well don't just stand there, come on in, Don't want you catching a cold out there right?" She chirped.
Ethan nodded quickly as he walked inside, his Marill close in step. Ethan's eyes brightened when he saw the redhead, and the Pokémon caretaker trotted over, a glimmer in his eyes. "Sorry for making you wait, When I found the house they told me they wanted me to take another egg as a gift." The raven haired boy said sheepishly, "I don't even know what Pokémon is in it... But I'm happy I get to raise a Pokémon from a baby. It's good experience for me." Ethan said with a warm smile on his face. Silver nodded lightly, half listening, half trying to keep his face from burning off from the impending blush.
Karen smirked, before feigning a yawn, "Well kids, I'm beat, so you two will have to retire to the guest room." The dark trainer said with a smile. "It's the second door on the left, so you two go on upstairs and catch up." The silverette said with a gleam. Ethan nodded, grabbing his pack and smiling at Silver, "Wanna head up?" Ethan asked as he grabbed the redheads hand and tugged him along lightly. Silver let a dust of red powder his cheeks, before nodding as he was pulled up the stairs.
Karen smirked, "You two have fun now!" The silverette yelled at the retreating boys, earning a glare from steely purple eyes.
When they got to the room, the first thing Silver noted was there was only one bed. The redhead felt panic permeate the back of his mind, as he knew that these sleeping arrangements could pose a problem for him later. Silver glared at the door, having a feeling the silverette meant for this to happen.
Ethan pouted, "Oh? One bed?" the blue-eyed boy said as he walked over and sat down on the bed, bouncing on it a few times for good measure. Silver coughed, trying to regain his composure, as he looked down to the floor, "I Can sleep on the floor Ethan, You've probably been camping far longer than I have." The redhead reasoned.
Ethan's cheeks puffed out, "Now that's not fair, we should just share the bed. It's a bit small, but there's enough room." Ethan chirped as he beamed at the elder boy. Silver swore he felt like he was getting shot through the heart every time the boy lifted his eyes to meet his. Silver was so flustered, he didn't notice that Marill had tugged Quilava's poke ball off his belt until she pressed the button, letting the Pokémon out.
Marill's eyes widened when she saw the new Quilava, but after sniffing the Pokémon's forehead the blue mouse let out an affectionate "Rill~" before hopping on the fire Pokémon affectionately. Quilava chirped happily as the two Pokémon began to play. Silver fumed, opening his mouth to yell at the little blue Pokémon, before he noted Ethan's smiling face, "That's a great idea Marill, we should let our Pokémon out so they can relax. They've been cooped up long enough." The raven haired boy said airily as he pulled two poke balls from his pocket, letting his Beedrill and Rattata out of their poke balls.
Ethan beamed at the redhead, "You should let your other Pokémon out too Silver, they need some breathing room." The raven haired boy chirped. Silver looked down at the two other poke balls hanging from his belt, glaring at the one that held Gastly in particular. "Gastly hurt you Ethan, I don't want that thing hanging around you." The redhead said with a hint of malice.
The said Pokémon caretaker scratched the back of his head, "It's alright, I'm all better now. Besides, the Gastly were under the influence of that charm that Karen found, so it's not Gastly's fault." The raven haired boy said airily. Silver hesitated, before taking the poke balls off his belt and releasing his two other Pokémon.
Zubat clicked in confusion, before finding Ethan's Beedrill and chirping angrily at it. The Beedrill looked ready to fight it, until Marill and Quilava went between the two and reconciled their differences. After which, the two flying Pokémon perched on the windowsill side by side. Rattata yawned, and with a "Tchaaa" walked to the corner and fell asleep.
Gastly looked around curiously, before its eyes landed on Ethan. The Gastly's eyes brightened, and with an eerie "Gaaaastlyyy" The Pokémon floated toward the Pokémon Caretaker. The purple ghost halted its advance when the redhead stepped in front of Ethan, a steely glare meeting the ghost Pokémon.
Silver faltered when he felt a gentle hand on his shoulder, and Silver flushed when he turned and met the warm golden hue in Ethan's eyes. The said boy smiled warmly, "It's alright, he won't hurt me Silver." The raven haired boy said brightly. Silver flushed, before looking back to the purple ghost, who was looking at him in confusion. Silver sat down next to the younger boy, before crossing his arms, "Do what you want Gastly." The redhead said as he fumed.
Gastly's smile widened as he floated down into the Pokémon caretaker's lap, getting comfortable. The ghost began purring eerily as the blue eyed boy began to pet him. Ethan beamed at the redhead, "See? He's completely harmless." Ethan chirped.
Silver huffed as he twiddled his thumbs, not really knowing what to do at this point. Still, sitting in silence with the younger boy was calming to the redhead. Time passed by slowly, and Ethan eventually yawned, and released the ghost Pokémon, who floated over to the corner where rattata was sleeping, cuddling up to the purple mouse.
Ethan smiled at the sight, before getting up and unzipping his jacket, shrugging it off and revealing the loose black T-shirt underneath.
Silver glanced up at the young Pokémon caretaker, "What you doing now?" Silver asked with a mild flush as the boy pulled his cap off and let his hair fall into his face. Ethan turned and looked at the other boy with curious eyes. "Eh? I'm getting comfortable so I can go to sleep." The raven haired boy said brightly as he took off his shoes and crawled back onto the bed on all fours.
Ethan looked up curiously at the elder boy, "Aren't you gonna take off that shirt Silver? It's gonna be boiling under the covers you know." The raven haired boy quipped, smiling." Silver coughed in embarrassment, "I-I'm fine. I can sleep like this." Silver said quickly. Ethan's brows furrowed in confusion, "But it can't be comfortable, that shirt even covers your neck!" Ethan whined before his eyes widened in concern, "You don't have any injuries your trying to hide from me do you?" The younger boy asked with worry as he began crawling toward the redhead.
Silver flushed as he scooted backwards until he pressed himself against the headboard, holding himself up with the palms of his hands, "I'm F-Fine! Stop worrying about me idiot!" Silver barked. Ethan ignored this, and continued crawling toward the elder boy until he reached him, bringing his hands up and moving to unbutton the redhead's shirt.
Silver swatted the other's hands away, feeling his blush burn his ears, "F-Fine. If you really need to see I'll do this myself!" Silver yelled as he tugged the buttons of his shirt off roughly, tossing the shirt aside, his dark muscle shirt revealing his toned upper torso to the other boy. Ethan looked him over before smiling, "No wounds. That's good." The raven haired boy chirped.
Silver just gave a weak glare, before flopping down onto the pillows, and kicking his shoes off onto the floor. Ethan smiled, "Now, Doesn't that feel better?" Ethan beamed as he lay down a half foot away from the boy, pulling the sheets up over them both. Silver had to admit, it was comfortable, and at least he didn't have to worry about his shirt getting wrinkled. Ethan smiled, "You ran off on me last time, I'm glad we get to spend some time with each other." Ethan said happily.
Silver blew a stray strand of hair from his face, "Well, I'm really busy, so I might be leaving early." Silver said blankly, staring at the sleeping Pokémon, "I might be gone by the time you get up." The redhead continued.
The redhead tensed as he felt soft hands wrap around his waist, and a chin rest on his shoulder.
"No." Ethan said weakly. Silver turned to look at the face of the younger boy, who was staring with a sad smile. The redhead turned over to face the normally carefree boy, not liking the look he was getting from him. "Ethan, what's wrong?" The elder boy asked the younger.
Ethan flushed, looking away in embarrassment, before burying his head into the elder boy's chest, "Promise me… You won't leave without saying goodbye again?" The raven haired boy pleaded quietly, his arms wrapping themselves loosely around the redhead. "Please… Tell me you'll be here when I wake up?" Ethan continued as his grip tightened slightly.
Silver stared down at the other boy who clung to him lightly, the words that Karen spoke ringing in his mind as he pulled the boy close. The redhead sighed, resting his head on the other's soft raven hair, "If it means that much to you, then I'll stay. Only for a little while though, alright?" Silver drawled, trying to hide his growing smile.
Ethan smiled happily in the elder boy's shirt, as he snuggled close, "Alright, for a little while then… That makes me happy." The raven haired boy admitted with a flush as he basked in the redhead's warmth. "Goodnight then Silver… Sweet dreams." Ethan chirped quietly, as his eyes finally slid closed. Silver nodded as he pulled Ethan closer, "Yeah… You too." The redhead said softly as he yawned.
That was the last thing the two said as they both drifted off into slumber.
Aaaaaaand DONE with this chapter
Sparks haven't started flying yet, but at least my Silver didn't ruin the mood like he will be doing quite a bit in later chapters.
But fear not viewers, sparks WILL be flying quite soon :P
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