Title: Sentimental
Author: Shadow/Phantomness
Pairing: Chrysanthemumshipping (Red x Erika)
Fandom: Pokémon
Theme: #115, Sentimental
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Pokemon belongs to Nintendo and Shogakukan Comics. This non-profit, non-copyright infringing fanfiction belongs to me under international copyright laws and taking it is plagiarism. Thank you. *Phantomness bows*

Notes: <> for telepathy, ** for thoughts, italics if a pokemon talks. Zensho-verse

Warnings: Het

 

            “Lady Erika?”

            The junior trainer knocks on the door timidly. The Celadon Gym Leader does not notice, absorbed in thought. She’s wearing a kimono today, as usual; this one is pale blue and patterned with cherry blossoms. However, there’s another one pillowed in her lap, dark green, with a dark red obi, and one sleeve missing. She runs her fingers over the silk, eyes closed.

            The girl slowly backs out of the room, not wanting to interrupt Erika’s reminiscing. She knows whom Lady Erika is thinking of – all the trainers do. It’s the boy with dark hair and red eyes, as red as his name, who is the new Pokemon Champion. He hasn’t visited Celadon City since he got the Rainbow Badge, but part of her hopes that he will, so he will make Lady Erika happy again.

            Erika misses Red, and there is nothing the rest of them can do about it.

            She wants to curse the boy, but of course he doesn’t know how Erika feels. He’s too naďve – he probably isn’t even interested in girls yet!

            It’s a pity that all Lady Erika has is her memory of that one battle…

 

            A knock comes, and as Erika looks up, she gasps in surprise. Red is standing there, with a grin on his face and his cap askew.

            “Hi, Erika! I came to visit you! Thanks so much for the flowers – they really helped in Pokemon Tower! Do you want to get a soda or something, my treat?”      

            The junior trainer slowly backs out of the room, as Erika stands, and Red blushes as he catches sight of what she’s holding. “Oh. Your kimono – it’s ruined. Um, I’m sorry about that… I never did get you something to make up for it, did I?”

            Erika just smiles, and shakes her head. “That’s all right, Red. Let’s go get ice cream. We can discuss that later.”

            “Okay!” Red agrees brightly, and they walk out, hand in hand.

 

End Fic

Completed 5/17/07

I finally managed to write this ship! Guess I’m a better at Palanquinshipping and Sweetflowershipping, but… ^^ Zensho! Red x Erika is so, so cute too! 7 minutes… ^^