Jealousy is the worst color (Onikage's PoV)

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I don't like him. I don't like him at all. This boy, I don't know about him.
"Oh, right. None of you guys know who Red is." Ash got up off the bed. "Red, these are my friends Alain, Manon, Calem, Clemont, Kyle, Bonnie, Onikage, and Serena. And this is my Pikachu." Ash said. I looked away as Ash gestured to me. I don't want to make direct eye contact with him.
'Pikachu!' Pikachu said as its name was called.
"Everyone, this is my cousin, Red."

(^ Onikage's reaction)It was like one of those tv moments where all of the character's jaws drop

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(^ Onikage's reaction)
It was like one of those tv moments where all of the character's jaws drop. Well, for everyone else, at least. I was shocked and annoyed- no, enraged. I don't know why, but something about Red, it doesn't seem right.
"Ash's cousin?!" Bonnie finally broke the silence. "Oh My Arceus, Ash, how much family do you have in Kalos?!"
"Bonnie!! Manners!" Clemont shouted, clearly mortified of his sisters outburst. He turned to Red and bowed, "my sincerest apologies." He glared at Bonnie and adjusted his glasses while his apom arm grabbed Bonnie and picked her up.
"Hey!! Big Brother, put me down!" Bonnie said as she thrashed around in the air. Clemons didn't, and instead brought her out of the room, probably to talk to her about manners. That's what my parents would do whenever Kyle or I misbehaved in front of people. Well, mostly Kyle because he'd never listen and wind up doing it over and over again. Off topic. Red smiled and waved.
"Well, that little incident aside, it's nice to meet you all." He said in that voice. I swear, his voice sounds so familiar, but I can't remember where I heard it. Ash turned to his cousin.
"So, Red. What are you doing in Kalos? I thought you were in Kanto." Red placed his arm behind his neck and made a nervous face.
"Well, let's just say that there was an opportunity, and I took it."
"What 'opportunity'?" I questioned. I wanted to know as much as I can about this guy. I need to piece together the missing pieces of the main picture here.  He gives me a slightly shocked look,  and so does everyone else.
"What?" I ask.
"Uh, n-nothing. It's just, well... you sounded a little... annoyed, if you know what I mean, and I've never heard you speaking like that." Kyle said, and everyone agreed. Man, they're being so oblivious.
"Tch, sorry." I said, rolling my eyes. Ash was still staring at me, but then shook it off.
"U-uh, yeah, what kind of opportunity did you get?" He asked, still a little shocked. Red looked at him.
"I may or may not've entered an illegal battle competition to get a plane ticket here..." he said. I knew there was something edgy about him! Entering illegal battle competitions - what else could he've done?!
"You did what?! And does Aunt Chelsie even know you're alive?!" Ash yelled. Even know he's alive? What the heck was Ash talking about?
"She knows I'm here and that I'm alive, Ash. She also knows not to tell them. I still want them to believe I'm dead-" Serena then cut in.
"Okay, someone mind filling us in?" The two cousins turned to each other and said in unison, smiling like dorks,
"Nah, we'd rather not." Serena face-palmed while everyone else laughed (except me). While everyone laughed, I felt something boiling up inside of me. I don't know what it was, but it kept making my hate for Red stronger and stronger.
"Why don't you?" I spat at him. The laughter died out the second I said that. The sucker's face showed nothing but confusion and fear.
"Wh-why don't I w-what?" He stammered. I got in his face.
"Why don't you tell us what happened? We have a right to know." I said.
"Onikage, that's enough." Kyle said from behind me. I ignored him.
"What's this 'big secret' that you simply have to keep from us? Huh?!" I felt the anger raising in my voice. The kid was now against the wall, shaking slightly. It made me feel... good.
"I-I don't-"
"You don't what? Don't wanna tell us?! Why not?!" I yelled.
"Onikage, stop it!" Ash yelled, but after he did, he fell back onto the bed, holding his head.
"Ash!" Serena said. She, Alain, Calem, and Manon all went to Ash to see if he was ok. I ignored that detail and stormed out of the room. Kyle eventually caught up to me.
"What was that?! You just blew up at him for no reason!" He said, his voice raising. I honestly didn't know, but I didn't like the fact that he was raising his voice at me.
"It's nothing, okay? Drop it." I say through my teeth.
"No, no it's not nothing," he said, throwing his arms out, "you were yelling at Red when he clearly didn't want to say what happened, yet you kept pushing him. I've never seen you act like that before, an-" he stopped himself, his face looking like he was realizing something. "Oh, I get it..." he said softly.
"Tch, get what?" I spat.
"You're jealous." Everything went silent.
"Hah. That's a good one, Kyle." I said.
"Me? Jealous? As if. You know I've never been jealous of anyone for anything in my life or afterlife." He stared at me intensely.
"That's just it. I've never seen you show jealousy, and I've never seen you act like that before. So that basically means that you're jealous of Red." He replied. I turned away from him. He sighed.
"Fine. But just know, you almost made Ash pass out again from your yelling." I felt my eyes widen. Not just because of hearing that, but something else. As I heard Kyle's footsteps slowly get quieter, I turned to the hallway he'd come from. I wasn't jealous. I just knew something was wrong with that picture. I didn't see it earlier because I was so caught up in the moment, but looking back on the memory, I remembered that I'd seen his aura. Now, I don't know what all of the colors mean yet, but I definitely know what his color was. Here's a quick reference of two; A white aura means that person is being honest, and is good at heart. However, the flip side of that is a black aura, which is a person who is evil of heart and is always lying and doing terrible things.
Red's aura was black.

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