Note: Oh, that time again already? No? Oh, then I can wait a few more days. ...Ah, what the heck, I'm feeling generous.

Follow Me
A Pokémon Heart Gold/Soul Silver Story

Chapter Five
Nightmare

"Silver?"

They stood on a cliff overlooking the sea, the orange sun sinking into the horizon, casting a warm glow on them. The waves crashed against the cliff side and splashed white foam into the air. Her body was tense, her face flushed with color. He stood a short distance ahead of her, away from the ledge where she stood. When she called his name, he turned.

Soul gulped. As a way to calm her nerves, she removed her white hat and wrung it in her hands. "There's...s-something I've been meaning to tell you..."

Silver raised an eyebrow at her. "Oh? What's that?"

"Silver..." She stopped; the words were caught in her throat. Her heart drummed loudly in her ears. This was it...the moment of truth...she was finally going to say it. Why were her hands so clammy all of a sudden? Her voice felt so weak and small.

Silver let out an impatient sigh and folded his arms. "Some time this year would be nice."

Shutting her eyes tightly, she inhaled. "Silver...I love you."

Stunned silence greeted her, and she filled it with more talking.

"I...I know that must sound strange to you, but...but it's true. I've b-been in love with you for a little while now. It must be weird to you, seems how you've only been rude to me this whole time, but...but deep down, I always felt that maybe you were just rude because you didn't know what other way to act...that maybe...maybe, deep down, you were just lonely, and didn't know how to make friends, so you just lashed out at everyone around you instead." She straightened, and her face tensed. "But...even if that's not the case...even if I'm all wrong...it still doesn't change the fact that I'm in love with you!"

He blinked at her, no words occurring to him. Glancing away, he scratched his head. "I...I don't really know what to say..."

Soul wrung her hat in her hands and stared at the ground. "It's fine...really...you don't have to say anything..."

"...It's funny."

She looked up, surprised.

He grinned. "It's funny that you read me so well."

She gasped. "Wh...What...?"

"You were right," he said with a smirk. "You were right about me. I've...I've been lonely all this time. But you...you've taught me that I don't have to be alone. You see, Soul, I...I love you too."

Visually stunned, she stood there, motionless. A smile slowly spread across her face, and she took a step forward to embrace him. "Silver...I--"

"Is that what you were expecting me to say?"

Her eyes widened. Her mouth ajar, she blinked and swallowed to quench her dry throat. "W...Wait...wha...?"

He laughed at her. "You honestly thought I'd actually feel that way about you?" he asked with a raised eyebrow. "Listen here, I don't need anyone to feel sorry for me or any of that other bull crap you just spouted. I'm not some lonely, sniveling little boy in the corner who wasn't loved enough and needs some mush-loving, soft-hearted, sappy-spewing pussy like you to come give me a hug. The only thing that your being in love with me proves is that you're some sick form of masochist who gets her jollies off being told what a loser you are, in which case this speech should have you wet in the panties by this point." He turned away. "Get over yourself, seriously. I don't need a savior, and I sure as hell don't need you."

She felt drained. Drained of color, drained of warmth, drained of spirit. She took a step backward as tears formed in her eyes. Slipping on a rock, she stumbled and fell off the cliff.

This strange floating sensation...it seemed to take the edge off the pain in her chest. The wind whipped across her body, and she fell, and fell, and fell, and fell...

"WAKE UP, YOU DUMB ASS!!"

Soul opened her eyes to find an unfamiliar setting. The sky was moving further and further away from her...above her, Silver, visibly panicked, was diving after her on his Crobat. She glanced over her shoulder to find the ocean looming nearer and nearer, and then realization and panic set in.

Selected quote from the next chapter:
"What in the HELL did you think you were doing?!"