AceBrown: I know…a lllllllloooooooooooong awaited chapter. Finally, I dust off the ole fingers and get this chapter done. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Pokémon characters in this story. Blah Blah Blah…
Chapter 6: Loneliness
**THUMP THUMP**
The sounds of car doors shutting were just loud enough to catch the attention of Gold and Jasmine.
"What was that?" questioned Gold lazily and Jasmine bolted up.
"That was my parents! They're home! You have to get out of here!" exclaimed Jasmine as she hopped up and clamored around the room, looking for some clothes. Gold quickly scrambled for his clothes and sloppily put them on. Jasmine finished putting on her night gown and undergarments without noticing Gold staring at her.
"What are you doing?" asked Gold
"I'm supposed to be in my night clothes…" replied Jasmine meekly with a blush.
"I don't know whether to watch or run!" said Gold.
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Silver stood on the outskirts of a large mansion. He slowly pulled out a business card…
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Crystal fell onto her bed with a sigh of contention. The dance was a huge success and she had a great time with Morty. Suddenly, her phone began to vibrate.
Who could be calling me at this hour?!
Crystal picked up her cellphone and looked at the caller ID…
SILVER
"Hello? Silver?" asked Crystal upon answering the call.
"Thanks for the advice…she rejected me." said Silver initially said in a sarcastic tone before saying the last three words seriously.
"I'm sorry, Silver…" replied Crystal softly. She had given Silver the suggestion to finally admit his feelings to Blue. There was a brief silence on the phone.
"I'll get over it…."
"You know…love is troublesome sometimes."
"Hn. Well…I didn't mean to keep you up."
"You can call me if you need to talk to someone, Silver."
"Alright…Good night."
"Good night." replied Crystal before hanging up. She had a strange feeling though…
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Next Day
It was the mid-afternoon when Silver arrived home. Blue was sitting in the living room watching T.V. before turning to look at the red-haired kid. He immediately went to his room, avoiding the gaze of Blue. From then on, the two remained extremely awkward and silent around each other.
Winter Break, Christmas Eve
Blue sat in her room alone. Today was Silver's birthday, but everything was so strange now. Ever since Silver's confession, it was hard for Blue to feel comfortable around him. Blue assumed Silver felt the same way. At the time, Blue didn't know what to think…but it has been over a week since and she didn't want the current tension to last any longer. Silver was still like a brother to her and she loved him…just not in THAT way. Blue stood up and looked for Silver with a determination. After searching the house to no avail, she decided to call his cellphone. Her call immediately went to the voicemail.
Maybe he has his phone off?
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Silver looked at his phone after sending Blue's call to his voicemail. Not only Blue, but every person that called or texted him got ignored.
It was lightly snowing and Silver was wearing a heavy purple jacket with black pants. He sat on the stoop of a random house. He was troubled. Silver pondered how he was supposed to forget somebody who was such an integral part of his life. Silver almost regretted that things got to the point where he wasn't even comfortable around Blue anymore. But no matter how hard he tried, he still was in love with Blue. It was becoming downright annoying! Every time he looked at her face, all he thought about was how beautiful she was. The process of getting over Blue was going to take some time…
Late Afternoon
Silver came back home to a loud…
"SURPRISE!!!!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!"
Silver looked around and spotted Gold, Crystal, Blue, his foster parents, Red, Whitney, and Yellow. Everyone was dressed in Christmas attire. Gold walked beside Silver and put an arm around him.
"Why didn't you tell anybody today was your birthday?!" exclaimed Gold with a smile.
"Get off of me…" muttered Silver, but Gold didn't oblige and pulled him towards the group. Afterwhile, the foster parents brought a small red and green cake with 15 candles. The group started to sing the "Happy Birthday" song as they surrounded Silver. For a brief moment, Silver actually smiled and was happy…
"Make a wish!" said Silver's foster mother. Silver paused for a moment and looked at his group of friends. Everyone wore a smiling face. His eyes rested on Blue, who was smiling brightly. Silver looked at the cake and blew out the candles.
I wish I wasn't in love with you…
Whitney crept behind Silver and gave him a kiss on the cheek while everyone cheered in delight.
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Everything was going good so far. Silver was actually having…fun? Gold, who brought a digital camera, took a picture of Silver smiling since "this could be the only time we ever see Silver smile again" much to Silver's dismay. Silver punched him on the arm, of course. For the most part, Silver and Blue stayed away from each other, but was able to enjoy themselves.
"Club Serious!" yelled Gold as he took a picture of the Crystal with a shocked expression.
"Haha! A good one!" stated Gold as he looked at the preview picture on his camera!
"You better erase that!" yelled Crystal as she started to chase after Gold. The pair ran past Red and Yellow. Yellow was currently trying to feed Red a slice of cake. The two had started dating and were hitting it off so far. Gold bumped into Yellow while trying to run away and Yellow accidently smudged the cake in Red's face.
"I'm so sorry! I'm so sorry!" exclaimed Yellow frantically and she blushed. While she turned around to grab some napkins, Red grabbed a slice of cake and tapped Yellow on her shoulder. When she turned out, Red smudged the cake in her face. Yellow squealed in surprise before a flash came.
"I got you senpais!" said Gold, taking a picture of the cake-covered pair. But, Crystal caught up to Gold because he stopped and put him in a headlock.
Silver shook his head at the scene while sipping on some punch. Unexpectedly, Silver was tapped on the shoulder and turned to see Whitney holding mistletoe just above her head.
"Mistletoe, Silver!" chirped Whitney, while puckering up her lips. Silver took a few steps back before dashing away, leaving a dazed Whitney.
Silver took a sigh when he felt he loss Whitney…
"What or who were you running from?" said Blue, surprising Silver a bit.
"No one…" replied Silver quickly and he turned to walk away, but Blue grabbed his arm.
"Wait…we need to talk…" said Blue. Silver stopped, but looked away, his hair covering his eyes.
"I don't want us to be uncomfortable around each other. I want things to go back to normal…I want us to be able to talk and joke around freely again." stated Blue, looking for a response from Silver…she got none.
"You're still my best friend." Added Blue.
"You don't understand…it's not that easy. We can't go back to being just 'best friends'…" muttered Silver, still looking away.
"What? Why?"
"Because I still love you!" said Silver while turning his face towards Blue, his silver eyes flaring. Blue bit her bottom lip.
"You think I like feeling like this?! Being in love with someone who doesn't love me back?!"
"I'm sorry, Silver, but I don't want to throw away our whole friendship because of this! Remember, we grew up together…" said Blue as she placed both hands on Silver's shoulders. Then, she placed a kiss on Silver's forehead.
"Happy Birthday, Silver!" said Blue softly before pulling away.
"You know…this doesn't change anything…" said Silver as Blue began to walk away.
"I still want you…" proclaimed Silver in a surprisingly dark tone. Blue stopped for a brief moment, before continuing to walk away.
Things will go back to normal...back to normal.
Gold walked past Blue, looking her over before walking towards Silver.
"Oh man! I hate when she leaves, but I love to see her walk away!" exclaimed Gold pervertily upon reaching Silver. Silver didn't respond.
"Cheer up, dude! It's your birthday party! Do you get extra gifts for Christmas?" question Gold at the end.
"Shut up, Gold…"
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After the party, the house Blue and Silver resided in was quiet again. The foster parents were asleep and Blue was busy talking on the phone. Silver lay on his bed and stared up at the ceiling. He would have to make a trip tomorrow, on Christmas day…to see his father…
Short chapter for my standards…This chapter was definitely Silver-centric. A lil bit of Specialshipping fluff as well I guess… Stay tuned!
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