Back From Before

Chapter 1

A full year of being on FF. Wow. :)

To think only last year I just started writing... Anyways, a new story! :)

Hope you guys like this!

Shippings: Leafgreenshipping and probably pokeshipping

Disclaimer: I don't own Pokémon

"Wake up."

The brown haired teen stayed asleep, showing no acknowledgement of hearing anything. Staying in the warmth of his bed, he merely turned over, clearly not wanting to get out either. Sunlight was peeking through the curtains, unable to reach him. Everything had been silent since the last wake up call. This time, it would work.

"Gary, wake up!" the brunette repeated, shaking him. "Get up!"

"Five more minutes," mumbled Gary, as he buried his head further into his pillow. "Just five more..."

"That's what you said five minutes ago!" the brunette protested. She sat on the edge of his bed, watching him drift back into the world of sleep and dreams. "Fine. I'm giving you thirty seconds before I'm pushing you off this bed."

"..."

"Well, don't say I didn't warn you," the brunette cheerfully sang out.

Opening the curtains, she stood back examining his peaceful sleeping look. Sleeping was one of the few times, she decided, when Gary looked truly innocent. When he was crying was another, but chances of that happening were close to zero. Sunlight gently caress his face, showing off his seemingly perfect looks. She almost didn't want hurt the poor guy. He had given her no choice.

Time to ruin the moment.

With a swift moment, she pushed him off the bed, causing him to crash into the floor.

"Ow...!" Gary exclaimed, sitting up and rubbing his head.

"Mission accomplished," the girl declared. Pity for the tired guy vanished, replaced with happiness to see him finally out of bed.

"Gary? Everything alright?" Professor Oak asked, his voice coming from somewhere within the house.

"Yeah, just rolled off my bed," he answered, glaring at the green eyed girl who stood there smiling innocently.

She held her hands up in surrender, "not my fault, you wouldn't get up! You're lucky I didn't get a bucket of water. That would be hard to explain."

Gary rolled his eyes, rubbing away sleep.

"I'll be heading to the lab!" Professor Oak called out.

"Alright, later, Gramps!" Gary shouted back.

Soon after, the sound of a door shutting echoed throughout the silent house. The two teens stared at each other, expecting some sort of noise to follow, indicating the Professor forgetting something. Nothing happened. Then, the sound of the door opening again came.

"Almost forgot my keys," Professor Oak laughed, a jingle of keys followed.

The door shut again, plunging the house into silence.

The brunette put on a fake smile. "Good morning?"

"Jeez, Leaf, I'm starting to doubt you're only part of my imagination," Gary said, getting up and leaving his room.

"I am," Leaf answered, following him. "Mostly." Before Gary could ask her anything, she continued as if she didn't say anything unusual. "So, ready for the last day of school?"

"Yeah, sure," he answered, walking into the bathroom. "I'll be going on a date after school. You want to join?"

"And be the third wheel?" she shook her head. "No thanks. Truthfully, I don't like her."

"What's so bad about her?" he shrugged.

"Seriously?" Leaf asked, looking annoyed. "This relationship of your's is going down hill, you know?"

Gary leaned against the door frame, toothbrush in hand. "Really? You think so?"

Leaf just shrugged. "Ask yourself."

He closed the door, leaving her alone. Leaf dropped her gaze to the ground, walking back to his room and sat on the unkempt bed.

He's too old to have an imaginary friend.

Sighing, she fluffed up the pillows, lost in thought. Might as well help him out.

Growing up with him all these years, to think I'm the only one who has seen his true colours.

Getting anxious she got up and straightened the bed sheets as well.

He's only seen as a player since he can't find the right person. Even I would suspect the same things if I didn't know him this well.

Standing back to look at the fixed bed, she sighed again.

I wonder...

"Hey."

Turning around, Leaf instantly regretted it and turned back. Seeing Gary waking up was one thing, but seeing him fresh out of the shower only in a towel was another.

"Go put something on!" she exclaimed, inching away from him.

She cover her eyes with one hand and used her other to tried to navigate her way out the door.

"I'm too amazing for you to look at, huh?" Gary asked. The sound of drawers opening and rustling filled the room.

Leaf could feel a smirk coming from him, no. It was radiating off of him. Although she was use to his egoist personality, it didn't mean she was okay with it.

"Ugh, just get ready for school," Leaf retorted, walking into something. Blinking her eyes open, she now saw a fully clothed Gary laughing at her. She rolled her eyes. "Get going, Oak. You only have twenty minutes until class starts."

Tailing him down the stairs and taking a seat on a kitchen stood, she watched him eat his breakfast. Clearing knowing she was watching him, Gary opened his mouth to tease her but stopped seeing her expression. It was a cross between sad and something deeper. He couldn't put his finger on it.

"What's wrong?" he asked, peering at her.

"Just wondering how much longer I'll get to watch you like this every morning," Leaf wondered out loud.

"What do you mean?" Gary prodded, pouring milk into his cereal. "You've been here since I was eight, it's been eight years. Nothing is going to change anytime."

"Ah... right," Leaf shook her thoughts off. "Let's go make some memorable things happen today!"

Gary smirked, "Memorable? How so?"

Shrugging, Leaf hit his shoulder as they left the house. "Don't ask me. I'll be there to help you get through the day."

"Okay, okay," Gary nodded, heading towards the school.

Leaf walked after him, knowing no one other than Gary would talk to her. It didn't matter. She also knew that she couldn't stay much longer.

Only a few more days until... Goodbye.

...

Gray clouds covered the sky of Saffron City as rain gently fell from the sky.

Like the tears that silently fell.

It had been like that for the past few days, showing no signs going away.

In the hospital room within the city, a single person sat in an uncomfortable plastic chair while the other laid in bed. The machines by the bed let out the usual 'beep', indicating the heart rate, blood pressure and breathing. A vase on the side table contained week old Hydrangea, the only greenery that brightened the dull room.

Nothing in the room had changed for two years, with the exception of flowers, visitors and small details.

A hand rested on a shoulder of the woman sitting in the chair next to the bed. A nurse offered a mug of freshly brewed coffee to her.

"Thanks," the woman mumbled, wiping away her tears that stung her eyes and accepted the mug. She wrapped her fingers around it, taking in the warmth. Turning back to the girl in the bed, a small forced smile appeared. "I would've gotten some myself..."

Her mumbles trailed off, turning into silence.

"Today marks the second year that she's been here, isn't it?" the nurse asked, trying start a conversation.

The woman nodded. "Two years since her incident."

"I'm sure she can sense your care," the nurse reassured. "She's been holding on for so long. I'm sure your her reason."

Taking a sip of her coffee, the woman slowly shook her head. Not knowing what to do or say, the nurse backed out, leaving the room. Silence filled the room once again. Putting the mug aside, the woman reached into her purse and pulled out a red and white pokeball, a worried looking Bulbasaur popped out. The grass type starter looked at his trainer and nuzzled into her side.

"Please," the woman whispered, new tears forming. "It's been two years... Please, wake up... We're all worried about you..."

Bulbasaur sadly looked over her and voiced his own worries.

"Saur, bulb, Bulbasaur...!"

She stroked her daughter's hair, then slowly retracted her hand to brushing away her own fallen tears. Just as expected, there wasn't a response. She wasn't sure how long she or her husband were going to let this hold out. How long they could keep waiting...

Standing up and walking over to look out the window, she gently touched the cool glass. Raindrops rolled off as the rain started to stop. Minutes passed and small beams of sunlight shone through the clouds. A genuine smile appeared, a sign of hope. Maybe it meant something...

The repetitive beeping sped up, indicating the heartbeat rate increase. Spinning around with surprise, the woman blinked, looking at the machines. Clicking the button to signal the nurse, she watched, anticipating the moment.

A quiet groan came from the girl, as she struggled to open her eyes. Her eyes slowly opened as she turned to look at the person closest to her.

"Mom...?" she weakly whispered. A small smile appeared as she noticed someone else. "Bulbasaur..."

Her voice had come out dry and raspy, probably because of the lack of use, but it was clearly her's.

"You're awake," her mom breathed out.

"Bulba!" Bulbasaur excitedly called out, rubbing his head against her hand.

Nurses came in, helping the confused girl as she pieced together her memory.

Welcome back.

Hehe, Gary 'falling' off the bed. XD

Well, I tried adding a bit of humor and mystery into this... turned out interesting...

I'm starting off way too many stories... I'll try my best to update again soon! :)

Thanks for reading and have a great day!

~Skitty13