Book 2: teravoltXturboblaze

17: Between Black and White

<<hey guys sorry for the late update bec i had too many projects to deal with. Im really sorry. Anyway thanks for reading guys and don't forget to vote! This one is a short excerpt and in Rakutsu's pov>> 

I spent a lot of family time with Gray after my successful gym battle. We had a lot to catch up on, really a lot- maybe a whole lifetime... literally. I was free after all: Hyuu just got his Bolt Badge and decided to watch some supposedly famous athlete in one of Nimbasa's stadiums while Faitsu was going to watch some kind of Brycen-man movie.

Right now, we were relaxing on one of Lostlorn Forest hills after defeating some backpackers and breeders also out here to relax who had the guts to take us two.

"Its been months since I just lied down," Gray sighed watching Umbra, her badass Zoroark, Shiny, her elegant Cinccino and my playful Muro chase each other. 

"I actually thought you're having the day off with Black," I replied while tossing some Pokémon treats to our friends. 

My sis frowned. Whoops.

"Let's not talk about that," she said, ending the topic. "After all this," she gestured the surroundings around her "I'm gonna buy some good old house near a forest like this and live my life taking care of Delcatties and shooing little kids away... Just joking," she sounded serious. 

"You're gonna quit the IP?" 

"Depends. If the world really needs me, I won't. Can't just turn my back on people who needs me."

"The world needs more people like you, sis."

"Yeah well, it bites on you eventually. I'm not even eighteen and I hate the world already. So many people doing baaaaad and spreaaaading eeeviiil," she made wild gestures again. "I mean, witnessing so many sufferings, even deaths, eats you up."

"It's because no one does anything about it. That's what's worse." 

"Maybe you're right," she said. "But about giving those thugs a second chance? They got so many innocents killed and caused so much pain, they almost don't deserve one."

"Everybody does. What if they change, sis? For the better?"

"What if they don't?"

"That's a risk we have to take," I said. "We have to believe in people."

"Seeing the world in black and white is simple. But in gray?" she laughed at the names and the meaning. "I don't know."

<<Let's go to Hyuu, shall we?>>

Watching the football tournament in the arena was not fun. 1-7 in favor of Kanto against Hoenn?! What the heck was that?! The game sucked and I wasted my precious time and tickets for it. So much for a prize after obtaining the Bolt Badge.

"Oh my bad," I said as I bumped into someone walking out a building while apparently not paying attention to my surroundings.

"Whoops, no it's my fault," the guy said as he hurriedly adjusted his hood but not enough speed that I saw his face.

OH FRICKING ARCEUS  WHY DO THIS TO ME RIGHT NOW.

It was no other than my second favorite person in the world: Christoph. But he looked weirder than usual. First: he had his hair colored, not all, but with green highlights. Looks washable because it was already fading. Second: his hair was all spiked up, like if you touch it, you'll get cut. And third: he had this weird glittery substance on his face that reeks and undoubtedly looks and smells like powder and make up. He looked very different but familiar at the same time like I've just seen him earlier this morning or something.