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A/N- Here's chapter 7! Sorry for the long delay! I hope you enjoy this chapter! Also, my friend read my one story, "The Marked Feraligatr" and told me she was inspired and she actually started to write her own pokemon fanfic story. It'll be up on FanFic soon so when it is, I'll make sure to tell you all about it in case you wanna read it! Thanks for being patient and enjoy!
Chapter 7- Honeyglows and Hide'n'Seek
"Hey Red!" Green roared out as he raced through the local forest to find the raven-haired kid. They were playing hide and go seek – a favorite of both. Red peered out from the bush he was hiding in and let a slight giggle escape his lips. Red certainly was the champion of hide and seek. Green was miles away from him! Victory was fresh on his lips.
The way they played was more like a completion then a game. Whoever could hide for ten minutes without being found won. Since there were not that many other children in Pallet town, Green and Red usually played by themselves – and boy did they have fun.
The two were always seen together, running around causing havoc together. One time the two realized a farmer's ponyta's from their pins and watched the chaos unfold. The farmer riding his Rapidash to herd all the Ponytas back, the commotion and roars from all his pokemon – it was just hysterical to the two boys. Red grinned as he glanced at his watch. He had been hidden for a good eight minutes – victory was going to be his. He hugged himself as he plopped back down onto the cold ground.
The excitement was racing through his whole body. He glanced at his watch once more. Nine minutes down, one minute to go. Red heard a snapping branch and jumped. He peered out of the bush to his right, scanning the area for anything. He quickly retreated back to his bush and glanced at his watch.
Thirty seconds left. He grinned more than he did before and held his breath as the time slowly ticked away. Red had never won a game of Hide and seek against Green and today he was going too.
Ten seconds left. Red started to count down, getting louder as each second disappeared.
"Five, four, three, tw-"
"Found you, loud mouth," Red's face froze with disappointment and anger. Green stood their smugly with a smirk laced on his lips. Green chortled as Red scrambled to free himself from the bushes branches. Green continued to smirk as Red and he continued back to town. Red wasn't pleased one bit that he lost. He glanced over at Green. His emerald eyes glistened with confidence, his face was pleasantly tan, and the way his hair was – it looked super soft.
Red felt his face flush. Green glanced over, raising an eyebrow. Green jumped in front of Red facing him. He leaned in and placed his forehead against Red's, holding the back of Red's head gently with one head. Red blushed even more as Green's face lingered in front of his face. Red examined everything on Green. His silky looking strands of hair cascading over his face, his eyes close giving him a peaceful look, and his lips slightly parted.
Red couldn't stop thinking about how beautiful Green looked. Green opened his eyes, meeting Red's tainted gaze. Red leaned in, gently placing his lips onto Green's. Green pushed Red off of him, watching him fall to the ground. Red was passed out on the ground. Green sighed loudly, aggravated at Red.
If he was sick, he should have just stayed home today. Green bent down, poking Red's face.
"Hey, wake up. Red, come on. I wanna go home the sun is starting to set."
No response. Green clicked his tongue off the roof of his mouth, picking up Red with all his strength. He carried Red, holding him close to his chest. Green kept sneaking glances at Red. He sure was weird. Green looked at the horizon, trying his best to ignore the sun's harsh glare. He sighed once more.
Green finally reached the small town where he and Red lived. He trugged over to Red's house, his arms feeling limp like noodles. He knocked on the door and seconds later was greeted by Red's mom. She gasped as she picked Red up from Green's arms.
"What happened to him?" Green shrugged his shoulders.
"He was standing there looking all weird, so I placed my forehead against his to get his temperature, then he passed out and I accidently threw him to the ground. I thought he was kissing me!" Red's mom sighed and brushed Red's hair from his face. She smiled at his sleeping face.
"He probably over worked himself playing Hide and Seek with you. You know he wants to be able to just beat you just once, Green." Green pondered for a second. Had Red never beaten Green at a game of Hide and Seek? That couldn't be true! They were always playing that game. Red had to of one at least one game! Green plopped down on the floor, thinking hard of all the times they had played.
After a while Green came to the sad conclusion that he had won every single game of hide and seek. He frowned as he glanced over at Red. Red was sleeping peacefully on the nearby couch while Red's mom was calling over to Green's house. It was night time now and Red's mom didn't want Green to have to walk back to his house alone – a sleep over was fun anyways. Green smiled as he heard his mom approve of the sleep over.
"Alright, I'll bring him back over tomorrow in the afternoon. Good bye and good night," Red's mom stated as she said her goodbyes to Green's mom. She placed the phone back onto its charger and sweivled on her heel facing Green. Green smiled.
"Alright mister, let's go get you a pair of pj's. You can wear one of Red's!" She chimed out, picking up Red. She lead Green upstairs while caring Red's sleeping body. While Green was changing, Red's mom changed Red, putting him in a pair of Pikachu Pj's.
"You wanna know something Green?"
"Yes Red's mom?"
"His favorite Pokémon is Pikachu! He absolutely loves them," Red's mom chimed out as she tucked in Red. Green glanced around Red's room noticing that Red really did like Pikachu a lot. He had posters up of Pikachu, A few plush dolls and his bedspread even had Pikachu on it. Red really did love Pikachu's didn't he? Red's mom patted the spot next to Red and told Green he could sleep there.
Green stood up and stretched out. He walked over to the bed and plopped down. It felt warm. Green threw the covers over himself and said goodnight to Red's mom. He sighed as she left the room. He turned and started glaring at Red.
He was pissed. If Red wanted to win so badly, he could have just said so.
"Hey, Green! What's up?" The baker cooed out, waving at Green. Green smiled and waved back at the baker. It wasn't uncommon for Green to be seen at the Simisear Bakery in the morning. This is the place where he got his breakfast and Red's – They were the baker's favorite customers. Green inhaled the warm scented air that circled around him. The bakery always smelled like this. It was rather endearing in the sense of nostalgia. It reminded him of his mom whenever she'd bake.
He sure did miss his family. He could remember the one time his mom and Red's mom had a baking class together and how he and Red would hang out in the back playing stupid games.
"And now we'll preheat the ovens to 375 degrees and start making the batter as that heats up…"
Green laid his head down, sighly loudly. He hated coming to the recreational center in Viridian city. Every Friday night his mom dragged him down here while she baked, making him sit bored for about an hour. Green wanted to be outside, running around. Instead, he was plopped down in a chair doing absolutely nothing. The door opened and a woman started apologizing for being late. Green looked up and felt relief wash over him. He saw his best friend's mom.
That meant Red was here too – thank the lord. Green couldn't stand being here by himself. It was just way too boring. Green adorned a smile on his lips as little Red made his way back here. Red smiled back at Green, making it obvious at how excited Red was to hang out with Green.
As they say, Misery enjoys company. The two little boys hung out in the back of the room playing games to pass the time.
Green was interrupted of his thoughts by the baker. The baker was making a funny face, staring at Green. Green raised an eyebrow. What was the baker up too? Green selected the usual for himself and Red and shuffled over to the counter, tossing his items onto the counter. Red always made it his morning mission to wake up before Green and wait till six O'clock in the morning to shake Green awake. When Green was done yelling and screaming, he'd storm off to the Simisear Bakery to fetch breakfast while Red went back to sleep – well, that's what Green assumed what happened anyways.
Green pulled out the usual amount of money and the baker slipped the money into the cash register. Green glanced around the store as the baker hummed a song and bagged Green's purchases.
"Alright, I think that's everything, Green! I hope you and your ''friend'' have a lovely day!" The baker cooed out, winking at Green in a suggestive manner. Green sighed loudly, glared at the baker and stormed out of the bakery. All Green really did was make the baker laugh even more – but Green pretended he showed the baker up in an amazing show down in which he kicked the bakers ass.
Oh well though. One can dream right? Green huffed as he walked down the crowded street. He glanced around, examining all the different store fronts and what they had to offer. A familiar store entered his view. Cherubi's Cabinet. He smiled. Maria and her family lived there, working and selling crafts. He reached into his coat pocket. It was still there. He traced the metal outlines of the necklace charm, feeling a small sense of guilt with each stroke. He released the necklace back to the depths of his pocket and shuffled into the store.
The smell of roses embraced him. He inhaled deeply before looking around the store. No one was in the store. Green walked around the place, checking out everything that was on the shelves. Hot glue guns, pipe cleaners, and even little booklets on how to make certain crafts. It was endearing in the sense of nostalgia for Green. He could remember being a little kid and his mom taking him to Viridian city every so often to buy arts and craft tools and supplies.
Green wandered around the store a little bit more, thinking about his childhood until a small familiar voice reached his ears.
"Mr. Green! I haven't seen you in forever!" screamed Maria in excitement. She raced over to Green, jumping onto him and hugging him. Green laughed awkwardly, and slowly returned the hug. He really didn't know Maria that much but she seemed to be enamored with him. Whenever she saw him, she made it her mission to greet him and hug him. Green never met her parents so it was especially akward for him. What if her parents ended up seeing him return her hug? What would they think?
They'd think the worst obviously.
Green cringed at that idea. He could never do that to a child – Especially Maria. She was a cute bright little girl who was always running around town bringing joy to anyone in her way. Plus, he could never feel that way to someone like her – His heart refused anyone but a certain someone, yet his brain always fought that idea and forced him to look at the other gender even more.
Green was trapped within his own body between his emotions and thoughts.
Green sighed, racing his hand through his hair. Maria stood there, smiling.
"So what are you doing today, Mr. Green?" Maria questioned, walking around in circles. Green smiled at her cute act and responded.
"I went and got breakfast for me and a friend. I decided to stop by and see what you were selling today. What are you doing today, Maria?" Maria stopped walking in circles and glanced up at the ceiling with a dejected look on her face. Green raised an eyebrow. Maybe he shoulden't of asked. Green went to say never mind but was stopped by Maria shouting.
"I'm doing absolutely nothing today! I'm so bored! Mr. Green, can I hang out with you today?" Maria swiveled on her heels towards Green. Her light blue eyes and the small pout riddled on her lips. Green cringed as he looked away from Maria. She was nailing the puppy-eyed begging look – and Green couldn't bare it. She was simply too cute and adorable to deny. He bit his lip and kept looking away while Maria walked closer to him, lightly pulling on his sleeve.
"Mr. Greeeen…. Please let me hang out with you today..." Maria whispered dejectedly. Green sighed. He wasn't going to walk away without her. He had lost.
"Alright, Alright, we can hangout today. Oh but you better go tell your parents you'll be out today—and I better meet them too."
"Nah, it's fine. They won't care, Mr. Green!" Maria chimed out. Green sighed.
"You can't hangout with me today unless I meet them," Green said, putting his hand on her head and ruffling her hair, "They could think I'm a bad man and that I kidnapped you! Then I get in trouble and I don't think they'll believe you, since they never met me before."
"…" Maria glanced at the ground. Green raised an eyebrow. What was so bad about meeting her parents? She was a little girl and Green didn't mean any harm but he didn't want to be made out as some creepy dude trying to pick up little girls. Green sighed once more.
"… I don't have any parents. No mom. No dad. I'm alone, Mr. Green."
Green's eyes widen and his stomach dropped. She had no parents? That couldn't be. She couldn't be alone! She was just a young little girl. Green raised an eyebrow.
"W-What do you mean?"
"My parent's died last year. Before they died, they taught me how to run the store, and I always had chores so after their deaths, I kinda just started running the place myself. Oh, and the baker from Simisear Bakery makes me a really nice dinner every once in a while and checks up on me. He even allows me to get a free food during the day too!"
Green couldn't help but think highly of the baker. He was a rather strange man, always making weird faces at Green and saying ridiculous stuff – but deep down he really was a nice guy. Most people would just ignore her or send her off to live with some strangers. She's been alone this whole time. Paying bills, keeping the house clean and in shape.
"Why don't you go live with someone in your family?" Green asked, raising an eyebrow. Maria glanced at the floor and started playing with her hair.
"They… They don't really like me."
"Why's that?"
"Iunno. They just don't. At the funeral, they all ignored me. Every time I tried to talk to one of them, they'd pretend not to hear me and walk off," Maria mumbled out. Green noted tears welling up in her eyes. Green bent down, hugging her. He couldn't help but want to pick her up, hug her and say everything would be okay – but he didn't know if he could promise that. He sighed. Then an idea hit him in the head.
"Maria, would you like to come live with me and Red?" Maria's eyes twinkled with joy.
"R-Really?! That'd be awesome… but is that okay with you?" Green shook his head 'yes' and Maria shrieked happily. She broke free of Green's hug and raced around the place, saying she had to pack things up and what not. Green chuckled and followed after her. He was helping her pack just as his cellphone went off. He fumbled with his phone in his pocket, pulled it and saw Red was calling. His heart skipped a beat.
He had to break the news to Red that a small child was going to be living with them. He clicked the answer button.
"Hey Red! What's up?" Green said, nervousness wavering in his voice. Red sighed lightly.
"Nothin', just waiting for my breakfast. What's taking you so long? I'm starving!" Red spat out dramatically. Green chuckled. He could only imagine Red holding his stomach in a dramatic way. Green cleared his throat.
"Do you remember me telling you about a girl named Maria?"
"Yeah, I still don't know who she is. What about her though?"
"Well, she's a little girl… and I just learned she lives by herself, so I'm taking her in. Is that okay with you?" Silence. Green gulped. Maybe this wasn't a great idea – but he couldn't leave Maria to fend on her own. She needed parental guidance!
Then it hit Green. Could he be a good parent? He had just gotten out of jail two months ago – and that isn't something most "award-winning" parents strive for. Green bit his lip. Could he provide Maria a stable environment to call home? A place she could grow up and not have to worry about anything? Green sighed. Hopefully he could take care of Maria.
Green waited anxiously for a response back. After what seemed like hours, Red finally said something.
"I don't care. It's your house. It's just gonna be a bit bothersome though…"
"How so?"
"We won't be able to do it whenever we want!" Red growled out seductively. Green's face was painted with a deep blush! They had never done anything lewd like he was suggesting. Red started laughing manically while Green plopped down on the floor and started to fume. Red was lucky Maria was in the room. After Red finally calmed down, He sighed loudly.
"She's gonna be your responsiblilty, not mine."
"Hey, it's my house. If you don't like it you can leave. You can help take care of her," Green went to lecture Red more until Maria screamed in the background.
"Is that Mrs. Green? I bet she's a lovely lady, Mr. Green."
Red erupted into more laughter while Green sighed and turned to Maria. He had to explain to Maria that he was single and was living with his friend. After he told Maria this, she went quiet.
"Uh, you don't like that idea?"
"… I'm gonna have two dads. Everyone is gonna be so jealous of me!" Maria shrieked out loud with joy. Green smacked his hand off his face while Red continued to giggle on the other end of the phone. Maria smiled brightly.
" I don't care one bit, Mr. Green! Parents are parents. All that matters is that you're here for me!" Green couldn't help but feel a sense of admiration towards Maria. She was a young girl but acted very mature for her age. She was an individualist- no doubt about it. Green smiled and patted her on the head.
"Ready to go, Maria?" Maria shook her head 'yes' and the two departed from Cherbui's Cabinet. While walking to Green's house, Maria talked on and on about how she was going to be "the best daughter ever" and how she'd make sure not to disappoint Green. Green only smiled at her.
Maria couldn't possibly disappoint Green. She was a sweet young girl. Green looked at Maria and pondered for a minute. How old was she exactly?
"Hey, Maria, how old are you?"
"Oh, I'm thirteen! How old are you Mr. Green?"
"… I'm twenty-six years old."
"Oh, okay… How old is my other dad?"
"He's not my husband or boyfriend… but he's twenty-five years old."
"Oh, okay… What's the house look like?"
"it's a two story house, with white paneling, and a small garden in the backyard."
"Oh, okay… Will I still go to the same school?" Green felt his eye twitch. For the last ten minutes now, she had been asking questions non-stop. He didn't mind it at first but now he couldn't stand to answer any more questions. Finally they reached the house and outside was Red, watering the flowers in the window-boxes. Maria stopped walking. Green raised an eye-brow.
"Something wrong?" Maria's eyes traced over the house then landed on Red. Her eyes seemed to stay on Red for a few seconds. Did Maria maybe know Red? They both lived in the same town so it wouldn't be unlikely for them to have bumped into each other at least once. Green shrugged to himself and waited for Maria to respond.
"…No. I was just shocked by how beautiful the house was," Maria shouted out. Green smiled and waved over Red. Red shuffled on over, looking Maria up and down.
"So this is her. Well she certainly is adorable! Welcome to the family," Red said, sticking his hand out for her to shake. She shook his hand lightly then focused back on the house. Green patted her on the back.
"This is your new house. Feel free to explore and ask if you have any questions."
"Okay! Where is my room at?" Green led Maria into the house and upstairs. He pointed to the door on the left side of the hallway.
"This is gonna be your room. Red and I share my bedroom so if you ever need anything during the night, you know where to come and get us, okay?"
"Alright, Mr. Green! If you don't mind, I'm gonna go settle in my new room!" Green smiled and patted Maria on the head.
"Knock yourself out, Maria." Maria smiled and closed the door behind her. Green lingered at the door for a few seconds until he heard Red shout for him.
"Green! Come here, I need help."
"With what?"
"… Just come here!" Green sighed as he trudged down the staircase, defeated. Once he reached downstairs, he saw Red lounging on the couch holding his hand. Blood was seeping from his hand. Green panicked and ran over.
"What did you do?!"
"I accidently cut myself with the gardening scissors you have. They're really freakin' sharp, Green!" Green ran to the kitchen grabbing the first aid kit he had under the sink, "Green, you need to put a warning label on those. They could have taken one of my fingers off!" Red said dramatically. Green sighed.
"I should just buy child-proof ones since you can't apparently deal with the adult ones without hurting yourself!" Green wiped and cleaned out the cut on Red's hand and wrapped it with a bandage. Red stuck his hand out towards Green's face.
"What?"
"Kiss it and make it feel better."
"What? Oh God, you're not a little kid, Red."
"But, my hand hurts. If you kissed my hand, it'd feel a million times better," Red cooed out. Green sighed as he gently grabbed Red's hand, led it to his mouth and kissed the palm of Red's hand lightly. He let Red's hand go and was shocked when Red placed his injured hand onto his chest, right over his heart. Green's face was hit with a light glaze of blush while Red stared at Green's eyes. Green couldn't avert his gaze from Red's seductive gaze. Red slowly leaned in and kissed Green on the lips.
Green's face went Red.
"W-What…"
"I love you, Green…" Red mumbled out then stood up and walked upstairs, claiming he needed a nap. Green sat on the couch confused.
"What in the hell just happened?" Green thought as he stared at the staircase. Green stood up and walked up the stairs, following after Red. He noticed the door was ajar and he peered in to see what exactly Red was doing. Red was lying down on the bed, holding one of Green's blankets, trying to fall asleep. Green sighed, and slowly opened the door. Red seemed to be asleep and Green yawned.
He joined Red in bed, cuddling up against Red's smaller body. Green wrapped his arms around Red's chest, leaned his head on Red's shoulder and exhaled deeply.
"You sure are weird, Red," Green whispered. Red clicked his tongue of the roof of his mouth.
"You're weird too, Green," Red whispered back, slowly meeting Green's gaze. Green couldn't help but focus his eyes on Red's lips. They looked so soft. They looked so inviting. Green leaned in, gently kissing Red's lips. Red leaned into the kiss to, wearing a small smile as they kissed. They broke apart from the kiss, gazing at each other with lustful eyes. They leaned in to kiss each other when a loud knock interrupted them.
"Mr. Green! Where's the bathroom?! I gotta go!" Green rolled out of bed, panicking while Red erupted out into a fit of laughter. While Green answered the door and pointed to where the bathroom was, Red was laying on the bed.
"That damn kid, she ruined everything that was happening" Red muttered out jokingly. Green glanced back at Red and couldn't help but laugh and agree. Maria had unexpectedly ruined the mood.
End of Chapter 7
A/N- First, Reviews are always welcomed and appreciated! Second, LOL. I love the ending and how I wrote it. I think I Ended it perfectly. Anyways stay tune for the next chapter, I hope you enjoyed!
