Warning: This story will have yaoi (BoyxBoy love). If that isn't your fancy or you just hate this couple Kindly either:
A. Hit the back Button
B. Be brave, read the story and try your best to ignore the yaoi-ness
C. Understand it's my story and that no matter what you say, I won't change my story to match your views
D. Have an awesome day and NOT flame/troll
E. Do all of the Above but A
A/N- (Stares blankly at everyone and frowns)
I'm TRULY SORRY for not posting for a few months! (Gets down on knee's; praying for understanding) I got SWAMPED with stuff at school,(my friend called me over break and reminded me we had a project due and it was worth 10 percent of our final grade; in a class I SUCK at! I worked my ass off) then, I got sick to the point where I was in bed, unable to move for two days. Then, when I started to feel better, I got a new laptop and went to transfer all my writings over, and I accidently deleted the originals off my old laptop, didn't really care because I had them backed up and SOMEHOW, When I went to upload them to my new computer, the disc they were on, apparently thought "wouldn't it be funny if we corrupted all of this up?" So then, the backup I made was pointless. I lost my will to write, and then Christmas came, and I got a bamboo tablet, and have been using that like mad. ANYWAYS, I hope you enjoy!
Also: I DO NOT own Pokemon.
Rated M: For Violence, Language, Etc.
Ending of A King's Reign.
Chapter 6 – It's the After Party(Part 2)
If Green could clone himself, he would be abusing that ability right now. He had run all throughout the park and not one person recognized Ethan. Grumbling and ready to quit, he leaned against a nearby wall, glaring at a nearby couple. They were sitting on a bench, cuddling and proclaiming their love for each other as if they were newlyweds.
Green snorted angrily and walked over.
" Excuse me, but have you seen this boy?" Green asked irritated, handing the couple a picture of Ethan. The guy looked dumbfounded at the picture, and shook his head 'no'. Green sighed and was about to take the picture back until the girl said 'ah' and almost jumped onto Green.
"That boy! He saved Maria last night, didn't he?!" The girl shouted, looking at the picture in shock. Green gave the girl a curious look and waited for her to say more.
"I remember seeing him in the park last night, like, right after the whole mess with team rocket was over. I think … I saw him with you! Is he your son?! Did he get lost?!" The girl asked panicking over her own thoughts. Green lightly grabbed her shoulder and laughed.
"Yes, I did lose him, but you don't have to freak out like this. He's old enough to take care of his own but his mother isn't too happy he's gone. Do you have any idea where he could be?"
The girl held her chin thoughtfully, and started to pace thinking. Her boyfriend watched her, sending her a gaze of cheers, as if he was saying 'you can do it' with his eyes. Green waited impatiently until she finally stopped and turned to Green.
"I don't know where he went…" The girl said sadly. Green sighed, putting the picture back into his wallet. The girl frowned, and looked over at her boyfriend. He sighed, standing up and looked at Green.
"If we see him, we'll direct him to you. I hope you find him, though," the man said, outstretching his hand. Green grabbed the man's hand and shook his hand. Green was saying his goodbyes when the girl suddenly shouted.
"AH! I remember something! He mentioned the name 'Lyra'! Does that help at all?! Green felt his stomach churn. It was coming back to him – what he said to Ethan. Green face-palmed himself and ran off, shouting thanks.
He had to get to the hospital. Stat.
(POV Change: Red)
Yawning and very bored, Red threw his arms over his knees and leaned forwards. Last night was very crazy and now Ethan was M.I.A. What a lovely start to a new week. Red stood up and gazed around the park. No Ethan in sight.
Oh well, at least he tried.
Red started walking casually away from the park until his cellphone rang. Sighing, he reached for his cellphone and pulled it out looking at the caller I.D. He felt his heart skip a beat at the name.
He hesitated before picking the phone up.
"Hello what can I do for you?" Red asked, rather curious why 'he' would be calling him. Red waited for the man to respond, and felt his heart skip another beat at the man's reply.
"Lyra Kotone is missing. Find her at once. I clearly recall telling you that she should be left out of all matters in dealing with Team Rocket, and that it was your job to ensure her safety. Did something happen last night? Do I have to come to Pallet Town personally?"
Red bit his lip. He messed up big time.
"By all this silence, I assume something happen. Were you too busy partying the night away to even remember the deal we made?"
"N-No sir."
"Then find Lyra, get her back to the hospital, and make sure she's safe. I swear to God, something is wrong with her or she's injured, the deal is off," the man shouted into the phone. Red winced as the man hung up, showing his anger. Red sighed and ran towards the hospital.
On the way to the hospital, Red noticed a familiar looking boy and slowed down to a walk to check out who it was. Gasping, he ran straight towards the boy. It was Ethan.
"Ethan?! Get over here now!" Red shouted, waving his arms madly as he chased Ethan. Ethan froze and turned around, and bolted when he finally noticed it was Red. Red sighed, irritated at Ethan's defiance. Why couldn't Ethan just listen to him?
Ethan ran for a good ten minutes until he was finally caught by Red.
"G-Gotcha!" Red shouted breathlessly, as he held onto Ethan's shoulders. Ethan yelped and tried to fight off Red, but ended up losing. Red and Ethan sat down, with bruises decorating their arms and tiny cuts on their faces.
"So, why did you run off last night? Red asked, trying to sound casual about it. Ethan glowered, and stayed silent. Red glowered right back, and demanded an answer out of the defiant teen. They sat in the thick tension, soaking up each other's anger, which added to their own. Finally at his limit, Red sighed and threw his arms up, startling the teen.
"What the fuck is your problem?! Your mother is scared to death you ran off, and has me, Green, and herself looking for you! Poor Maggie is at the house, unsure of what you're doing! You're her big brother, her rule model, and her best friend. Is this a great example of being a brother?!" Red roared out, poking Ethan harshly in the chest. Ethan was too stunned to say anything. Red sighed and stormed off leaving Ethan to himself.
He didn't have time to mess around with a moody teenager. He had to make sure his deal wasn't in any danger of being canceled.
(POV Change:Green)
"H-Hey!" Ethan shouted, as he was being dragged off by Green towards the park. Green hummed a happy tune, making Ethan unsure of what to expect. Once they reached the park, Green plopped down on a nearby bench, patting the spot next to him. Ethan shrugged his shoulders and sat down, observing the obvious drunk man.
"So I heard about Lyra," Green said calmly, which startled Ethan. Ethan glanced over at Green, unsure why he brought up Lyra.
"Lyra's been abandoned all this time by her family, school mates, and even her own doctors. Hell. That's what she's been through. But all this time, you, Ethan, have been there as a friend, protecting her from a world that loathes her. But you know, she'll get better over time. And then she won't need you," Green said, watching Ethan curl his hands, and tears welling up in his eyes. Green reached over, patting Ethan on the back.
"Everything happens for a reason. You're here to make sure she gets better, and one day she'll be able to accepted everything and bloom into someone who can be independent, and loved by all. She'll be able to thank you for everything."
Ethan started to cry, bringing his hands up to cover his shameful face. Green sighed and patted him once more on the back.
"Hey now, no tears. I'm only telling you the truth. She can't always depend on you, and you can't always depend on her to be like this. It's not fair and it's pretty selfish, but I can understand were you're coming from," Green said, standing up and offering his hand to Ethan.
"Why don't we go visit Lyra for a bit? I'm sure she'd appreciate it."
"S-She's in a coma though…"
"Doesn't mean she can't hear us," Green chimed out, smiling. Ethan took a hold of Green's hand, and they walked towards the hospital. Green looked over at Ethan, watching his face fall with each step they took. Green sighed and kept on walking, trying to ignore Ethan's sadness.
It wasn't right. He knew Ethan only wanted the best for Lyra but the way he was acting didn't encourage healing at all. All he did was shield her from the pain, and she couldn't heal like that. She had to endure the pain in order to understand it and forget it.
They reached the hospital, signed in as visitors and waited for a nurse to take them back to her room. Ethan and Green made idle chit chat while waiting, asking generic questions. After some time, a nurse waltzed out from behind the counter and greeted them.
"So you're here to see Miss Lyra Kotone? I'm sorry I took so long, but I have some great news! She's awake!" The nurse chimed out, watching Ethan and Green gasp at the news. Ethan ran towards the back, and the nurse called out. Green stood there for a few seconds then charged after Ethan.
Ethan was standing outside of Lyra's room, his hand on the doorknob, unable to move. Green patted Ethan on the back, urging him to open the door. Ethan opened the door, and saw Lyra's eyes glance over to the door. She gasped as Ethan ran in, hugging her. Green smiled and walked out.
Green ran straight to Lyra's room, throwing the door open and gasped – Lyra was gone. All her stuff was gone, she was gone, and her bed was made. First Ethan was missing now Lyra. What the hell was going on? Green sighed and ran to the front desk asking about Lyra's whereabouts.
"Lyra Kotone left last night, around three a.m., why?"
"Did she say where she was going?"
"Well, she said she was going back home because she was feeling better and didn't want to bother the family that was caring for her right now. I say, she looked really upset and her eyes were rather puffy. I think the young man who was with you said something to upset her," they nurse said, pouting. Green sighed. Ethan must have done something stupid.
Green ran out of the hospital saying 'thanks'. He stormed towards the train station. If Lyra was going to leave she'd need a passport for this area and getting a train passport took hours. Plus, the train station didn't open till seven a.m. He felt somewhat relieved, since he still had some time to stop Lyra from running away. If she did, so much hell would break loose.
He made it to the station and noticed it wasn't packed at all. It was the day after Halloween, and that meant a lot of young people were stuck with hangover. Glancing around, Green saw a lone, brown-haired girl sitting by herself. Green stared at her for a few seconds until he finally realized it was Lyra.
"Lyra…" Green said, sitting down next to her. Lyra jumped up, shouting a bit and threw all her items on the ground. Green stood up, putting his hands up in front of himself.
"S-Sorry to startle you Lyra. I'm Green, friend of Yuki, Ethan's mom. We are looking for Ethan since he ran away last night, and well, I went to your room ion the hospital to ask if you knew where he was but…" Green chimed out solemnly, frowning a bit. Lyra calmed down and her face fell.
"I C-Can't go back. I-I'm s-sorry," Lyra cried out, shocking Green.
"E-Ethan told m-me last night that I-I-I couldn't be h-his friend a-anymore, and I d-don't want to b-b-bother him anymore…. S-so I'm leaving and g-going back home," Lyra sobbed out between tears. Green held her in his arms, petting her hair and soothing her as she cried for the loss of her best friend.
"So he's the reason I couldn't get ahold of you then," an angry voice called out. Lyra froze up at the voice while Green turned around, questioning who the man was. He hadn't seen him before. He had Red hair that matched his red eyes. He was frowning and glaring at Lyra. He ignored Green's presence, grabbing ahold of Lyra and pulled her from Green.
"Why are you here Lyra?" The man asked sternly. Lyra frowned and cowered in front of the man. Green stood there awkwardly, wondering who the man was still. The man glowered at Green, clicking his tongue off the roof of his mouth, then focused back on Lyra. Lyra sighed and glanced at Silver.
"B-Because Ethan d-doesn't want to be my f-friend and more… and I'd rather n-not bother him…"
"There you go stuttering again! I've told you time and time again to stop it, and heck, you actually did for a while! Right before you entered your coma, you were speaking fine, you made so much progress. Now, because Ethan doesn't want to be your friend, you're gonna revert back to the old stuttering Lyra I met a year ago?" The man asked, almost shouting. Green could understand he was angry, but he was being extremely mean. Green went to say something, but Lyra speaking up stunned him.
"I don't want to return to that, Silver…" Lyra mumbled out not stuttering once. Silver grinned slightly and patted Lyra on the back.
"Anyways, I'll always be here to take care of you," Silver mumbled out, embarrassed at his own statement. Lyra flashed a tiny, innocent smile, and shook her head towards Silver. Green raised an eyebrow, glancing to Silver and Lyra.
"Get your head out of the gutter, old man," Silver spat out, folding his arms across his chest, glaring at Green. Green was quiet for a few seconds then burst out laughing. Silver rolled his eyes then glanced over at Lyra who was collecting her stuff off the ground. Without saying a word, Silver started to help clean up her stuff with her, making sure to ask her if that was everything when they were all done.
"Y-Yeah it is…" Lyra said, making sure she had everything once more. Silver sighed, turning to Green outstretching his hand.
"My name is Silver. Yours?"
"Green," Green said, shaking Silver's hand. Silver released his hand and turned back to Lyra, making sure she was good to go.
"Alright, can we go to Ethan's house? I have a few choice words for him," Silver spat out, cracking his knuckles. Lyra stood there quietly, looking at Green. Green huffed, saying 'follow me'. The obliged and followed after Green to Ethan's house.
The walk over was very awkward. No one was talking at all and the tension in the air was very thick due to how angry Silver was at Ethan. Green wasn't too sure what Silver was going to do or say but it wasn't going to be pretty.
Once they reached Ethan's house, they noticed the lights were on, and that the door wasn't locked. Green cautiously opened the door, only to see Maggie run towards the door carrying a huge smile on her face.
"Mom! They found Lyra! And Silver is here too!" Maggie chimed out loudly, jumping onto Silver. Silver shouted and struggled to get Maggie off of him, causing Lyra to giggle to herself and Green to laugh out loud. Silver sure was popular with Maggie. Yuki walked out with a pleasant face. Red and Ethan were trailing behind her. Green's heart skipped a beat as he noticed Ethan was alright. Green looked over at Red and noticed he was looking rather pale.
"Red, you alright?" Green asked, observing Red some more. Red was startled and he glanced over to green shaking his head, saying he was okay. Green didn't believe him for one second but ignored it. Red was probably just scolded by Yuki for all of this happening even though Green was mostly at fault for this whole mess. Silver finally got Maggie off of him and glanced around the room, letting his gaze stop on Ethan.
"You." Silver spat out, pointing towards Ethan, shooting him the most intense death glare Green had ever seen. Ethan's eyes went wide as Silver took three steps, faced him, and then punched him straight in the face. Everyone froze as Ethan stood there recovering from the blow.
"What was that for?!"
"For making Lyra cry and almost leave town, you heartless bastard. What the fuck did you say to her?! Silver roared out, stressing certain words to make Ethan realize what was happening. Ethan glanced worriedly over to Lyra, who in return looked to the floor. Silver pushed Ethan back, and turned grabbing Lyra's hand.
"She's coming with me. Sorry for the intrusion Miss Yuki, but I couldn't help myself. Lyra almost left town and when I arrived to the train station, she was starting to revert back to her old ways. I do not doubt that you would treat her as your own daughter but someone needs to learn what they said almost caused Lyra to leave forever," Silver shouted out, glaring at Ethan the whole time. Yuki shook her head 'okay' and everyone watched as Silver took Lyra out of the house. While Lyra was leaving, she quickly said 'thanks' to Green. He gave her a soft smile and watched as Silver and Lyra walked down the street.
Ethan stood in the same spot in disbelief while Maggie and Yuki returned to the kitchen quietly. Red and Green looked over at each other and mouthed that they should leave. Green shook his head in agreement, and they both walked out of the house making sure to shut the door as quietly as they could.
On the way home they didn't talk at all. Green sighed out, displeased with how everything turned out. He felt in some way that everything was his fault, no matter how he looked at the situation. If he hadn't of gotten drunk, he wouldn't of told Ethan that, then Ethan wouldn't of said that to Lyra. Green shook his head and let his shoulders drop.
It was his entire fault.
Green was interrupted by his torturous thoughts when he felt something envelope his hand. He glanced down and noticed Red's hand entwined in his. He felt his face burn a bit while Red kept on staring straight. Green examined Red's face and noticed he still looked rather pale.
What Yuki said must have left a mark on Red. Green squeezed Red's hand, offering a gentle smile. Red returned with a loving smile and squeezed Green's hand back in return. After a few minutes, Red released Green's hand and pulled out the Chap Stick from earlier and started to apply some on his lips.
Green leaned over and examined the Chap Stick. It looked really familiar to him. Green plucked the small container from Red's hands and looked at it closer.
"Holy hell Red, this shit is expensive! How did you afford it!?" Green choked out, stunned that Red had this bran of Chap Stick. Red stopped and gave Green an odd look.
"Don't you remember? You bought it for me…" Red said, trailing off at the end. Green gave Red a dumbfounded look, staring in awe. He did what?! Green face-palmed then shouted angrily. He was a total idiot. Not only did he cause a rift between all those people, he was out two hundred dollars. He frowned and glanced over at Red.
"What else did I do?" Green asked, scared of what Red would say. Red's eyes widen and his mouth fell open a bit in disbelief.
"Wait… you don't remember anything from last night?" Red question with obvious disappointment, frowning and lowering his gaze to the ground. Green gave him an odd look.
"I only remember going up to you at the party and saying something, then I passed out. Oh yeah, and talking to Ethan. That's about it," Green recalled, holding his chin thoughtfully. Red sighed and grabbed ahold of Green's hand and squeezed it lightly.
"I hope you do remember… because I don't think I could be as brave as you were last night, you sexy devil," Red said, mumbling the last part. Green gasped as Red only chuckled, and leaned in close to Green's face. Green's face lit up and grew red, as Red leaned in even more, their lips just a few centimeters away and said:
"It'd be more than happy to help you remember."
Green pushed Red away and stormed off, yelling obscenities at Red who replied with laughter. Green snorted and kept storming off as Red yelled at him to slow down.
"H-Hey! Slow down!"
"No! You stay back there!"
"…That's fine with me I guess. I'll use this time to check out your ass. Mmm, swing those hips Green!" Red chimed out with a loud whistle, like a man would do when he saw a sexy lady. Green froze , turned around, and gave Red the bird, as he waited from Red to catch up.
All Red could do was laugh and join up with Green, who was greatly embarrassed by his audacious acts.
End of Chapter 6 (Part 2)
A/N- Hope you enjoyed and stay tune for more! :D
