Should I make longer chapters coz if I keep doing just 10 per chapter that means this will end up with 200 chapters... whoa...
21. eschew: to avoid; to shun
Red lived on top of a mountain because he was afraid of people. People changed so much; they could be so kind and then so cruel, and it scared him to see how the people he battled could react so viciously when they lost. After beating Lance, he ran away to eschew the whole business of fighting both innocent kids and dangerous criminals. Only strong trainers could get up the mountain, and strong trainers were good trainers that would take the loss graciously. And maybe, some day, one of them would be able to teach Red the feeling of loss.
22. blatant: offensively obvious; unpleasantly noisy
The few trainers that made it up the mountain always asked questions. Most of them had blatantly obvious answers. Others, Red didn't know the answer to. He found that just staring was usually good enough to silence them. It never worked on Green though. But nothing made sense when it came to Green anyway.
23. innocuous: harmless
Green had a fear of Golbats. It was really odd, as Green was supposed to be fearless, reckless, bold, and the one to comfort Red when they watched scary movies as kids. But he couldn't stand Golbats. They were mostly innocuous, just really annoying if you walked like a dinosaur (some trainers were so loud Red could hear them way before they even got close to the peak) and didn't have a strong pokemon walking with you to scare them off.
24. derive: to obtain from a specified source
Time away from people meant a lot of thinking. Red thought about many kinds of things. Some days, he'd read the books Green or his mom would borrow for him, and try to make sense of the long words. They brought him all kinds of books: his mom would ask Green to bring novels and textbooks (and Green would always make sure to complain about their weight), and Green would often bring along a couple magazines or newspapers. After reading one psychology textbook, he began to observe people and derive formulas to describe them or how they would react if he did something. He'd perfected his theories on the occasional trainer, but had yet to fit Green in an equation. Red thought a lot about Green.
25. uncanny: strangely unsettling, as if of supernatural origin
All of his life, people commented on his uncanny eye color. He'd started to wear a hat to shield them from curious stares when he was eight. Green, of course, didn't like his hat (what did Green like about him?) and made it his duty to swipe the hat whenever he could. Which wasn't very often, especially after Pikachu had taken to perching on it, and electrocuting people (Green) that disturbed its rest.
26. gauche: socially awkward
Green was really good at confusing Red. Green was good at a lot of things, but he was really good at making a casual situation remarkably gauche. One Sunday, Green had come unusually early, and caught Red shaving by a little basin outside his cave. Green had stared a little, as if bewildered by the fact Red could grow facial hair, and then sat down to watch. Red felt his face become a touch warmer, and turned away.
"Do you shave your arms?"
Red turned to face him and stared. Green stared right back. Red shook his head.
"You're naturally hairless?"
Red shook his head again. Was Green trying to imply something?
"Oh so your legs have hair?"
Red nodded, and at last Green seemed satisfied. Green really was weird.
27. cornucopia: an abundance
The first year Red had gone up Mt. Silver, he'd had such a hard time finding food that he actually believed he'd starve. Green had only found him two years after he went into isolation, so before that he'd relied on following wild pokemon to find edible plants and survive. He finally hit the jackpot when he found a little forest sheltered from the wind that had a cornucopia of berries and mushrooms. Occasionally, he'd catch a couple fish to eat, but otherwise he grew thinner and lost any traces of fat on his body. Green had been so worried when he first visited him after hearing the first of many rumors about the trainer up the mountain. Green brought up so much food, and Red thought of protesting, but relented and let himself be spoiled. It was nice to have people care.
28. salve: an ointment that heals or soothes, a balm
The worst part of staying up the mountain was worrying about his pokemons' health. They'd sometimes fall sick, and Red would be unable to tell what the problem was. He'd desperately search the textbooks for anything he could use as medicine. Unable to find the right ingredients, he had gone down the mountain for the first time in years to bring his team to the nearest pokemon center. The nurse scolded him a little, and when she finally let him go, he went to the pokemart emptied the shelves of salves and ice heals and antidotes.
29. extract: to remove, especially with effort
When Green later asked Red whether he had ever gone down the mountain, Red did not answer. His eyes were downcast, staring at the yellow mouse yawning on his lap. Thoughtfully, he continued to scratch Pikachu behind the ear. He was afraid of Green's inevitable questions that would arise if he told the truth; "Why didn't you call me," "Why didn't you call your mom," "Do you know how much we worry," among other admonishments.
Seeing that Red was deep in thought, Green seized his chance. He swiped Red's hat and bolted out the cave. Instead of chasing, Red just stared at him. Green paused and turned when he realized Red wasn't following him.
"I'm not giving it back unless you tell me." Green spun the cap on his finger, dropped it, blushed and then sat down beside where it had fallen. Red stared. After a long silence, Green sighed.
"Does this have to be so hard?"
Red blinked. Was Green giving up so fast?
"Did you ever go down?"
Red blinked again before nodding slowly.
"Why?"
Red pointed to Pikachu who was staring threateningly at Green, sparks flashing on its cheeks.
"Can you just talk to me please, for Arceus' sake, are we playing 20 questions? Red, I don't want to feel like I come up here to interrogate you, to extract answers because I like making you feel uncomfortable. I just..." Green ran a hand through his bangs.
Red stared.
30. versatile: competent in many things
After living among wild pokemon, Red was a fairly versatile mountain man. So when Green finally gave up on waiting for a response and walked to the fire, Red gently set Pikachu aside and tackled Green. They fell to the ground in a little scuffle, and after some tussling, Red managed to get Green face down with his arms behind his back. Green was laughing, and after picking up his hat, Red sat on Green's back. After a Green quieted down, they just lay there in silence.
"So Red, did you-"
Red leaned over and wrapped his arms around Green, and buried his face in his hair. He could feel Green's pulse rising.
After Red stood up, he walked back to the fire and sat down, picked Pikachu up, and resumed scratching him behind the ear. Green stayed on the floor, covering his face with his hands.