Chapter 7: Vermillion Boy?
•Professor Oaks Camp, Third day, Morning.
Everyone was getting ready for classes atmosphere was chilled out from yesterday.
The breakfast incident really cause a lot of fuse.
Ash reached on time, professor oak started his lecture about space pokemon deoxys, it was an boring lecture with really over the top basic factors.
Ash got sleepy and dozed off in the class.
Today everything was looking normal, after yesterday reaction of everyone was pretty average like they don't even have anything remember.
Yesterday most of the members were giving ash an death stare so yeah it was quite calm after the storm, or should say calm before the storm.
Classes ended with indoor sight seeing of pokemon habitat. Ash had dinner with Rick and Stone and they went to dorm room after it.
Ash reached his room which was already opened, he got cautious, take a deep breath and went inside with heavy steps.
Inside was a boy rattling with luggage, it was not ash but his or something, he looked towards ash, with complete shocked.
But ash reaction was more shocked than him, the boy was looking of his age he had dark black hair and dark skin, ash knew who he was but got surprised by his presence here.
The boy was Goh, from Vermilion city.
[AN: Goh from latest Pokemon 2019/Pokemon Journeys.]
Similar to ash goh looked towards him, and was surprised but soon his shock turn into distain, he was glaring at ash.
Ash regained his composure and thought of greeting him, but..
"You!! what..hah, you are my room mate." goh said with surprised tone.
"Yes, I am Ash Ketchum, Pallet town."
"..."
"Hello, did something happened."
"..."
"Hah, did i do something."
Goh was glaring at ash without saying anything, ash was trying to initiate conversation but got no response.
"Goh from Vermilion City, i got late because of family reasons." Goh responded after a deep think.
"Likewise, so everything ok."
"What do you mean, by... that."
"No you were just staring at me" ash said and got up on his bed.
"Nothing just a minor headache." goh responded while evading his gaze.
"Huh, take rest and wake me if you need something, i am sleeping early today, yesterday i had a bad night."
"Huh!, ok good.. night."
"Good night,"
Ash laid on bed thinking, did goh see something or he is just uncomfortable with me, in anime he was person who got bad trauma friendship so yeah it understandable.
After ignoring everything he slept like log without in fear of anything.
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It was start of the camp, first day a boy with black hair and dark skin was running in towards classes, his parents had just drop him off.
His name was Goh, Goh has been a curious child since birth, always trying various things, he got an intelligent brain to boast up his learning.
He had seen, advertisement of professor oak whom he had following like fan and exploring his reasearch.
Goh was excited to see his idol, but his lovely grandmother who lives in johoto region got sick, it was on day before camp, he insisted on visiting her and taking care.
When got there his grandmother forced him attend his dream camp, he got conflicted and concluded he will visit her in night after camp.
His parents were rich to they assign an person to take of travelling, but it was another region after only first day of up down his child body got really tired.
His grandmother condition improved with care of her children and insisted goh to attend camp fully so he came today with his full luggage for attendance, he leaved his things in empty room and reach class regularly.
Classes finished and he went his room, he didn't meet his roommate and assumed he must someone with good attitude.
He reached earlier started organising his basic stuff, then someone opened door he looked towards door and got surprised no more of shocked he didn't except him! to be here.
•One day prior..
It was Goh's first day of camp, his parents dropped him off and he entered.
He was going towards classes and passed by the dining hall, as he was going his ears listened the commotion inside.
Curiously he peeked inside and saw that a girl was getting lash some boys, goh saw that no one was interfering with it, he saw the poor girl getting bullied by rash boys or so he thought.
Inside his head was like, silent creature do get bullied by some rash kid, as he was thinking this a everything become silent by sound a lash.
He looked inside and saw the girl with white hair hands on cheek holding her tears, infront her was an boy with black hair and red cap wearing white t-shirt with blue strips and blue short jeans.
His hand was raised towards to the girl, his back was towards goh so he didn't see ash expression but in his mind it was like some rough people bullying a small pure girl.
The commotion was getting big and professor Oak came and handled it personally, everyone was getting back at their works, goh was also returning class as the black hair kid passed him, he saw his face and someone calling his name.
It was Ash.
•••
Infront of goh was the rowdy kid from yesterday incident, he saw and was utterly shocked his belief left his soul.
"You!! what..hah, you are my room mate."
The words automatically left his mouth.
"Yes, I am Ash Ketchum, Pallet town."
'Why do i have to share room with such bully' as he was thinking various possibilities, and completely ignored ash.
"Hello, did something happened."
What should now, am I able to change rooms.
Wait, he shouldn't have taken grudge on me should he.
"Hah, did i do something."
Goh looked towards ash, he was talking something from earlier he completely ignored him, coming back to senses he decided first by introduction response.
"Goh from Vermilion City, i got late because of family reasons."
"Likewise, so everything ok."
Goh got again surprised, he was not always an good communicator but his just listen a bully humble.
"What do you mean, by... that."
Goh responded quickly he thought that that's how typical bully starts his act by being humble and soon crushing them.
"No you were just staring at me"
Goh was again surprised not words but his actions, he was heading towards me is gonna beat me too, that's what goh thought but he went towards his bed and laid on it.
Goh got cornered he relived a huge sigh, sweat was forming on his forehead.
Nothing just a minor headache."
Goh responded while evading gaze and keeping safe from his being targeted.
"Huh, take rest and wake me if you need something, i am sleeping early today, yesterday i had a bad night."
He was not that shocked this time, he knew this was just an bully on his work.
"Huh!, ok good.. night."
"Good night."
Soon bully ash slept, goh also tried sleep but today it was not his night, by travelling and shocks his brain was strain.
As he was trying to sleep, he was thinking that why do people even bully and try act in fake friendship.
Why do they even gain by acting fake seeing others burst in emotions.
As he was thinking his went red and boy with white hair flashed with goh playing, he quickly got up.
Rubbed eyes drank water and tried to sleep again.
"People tried to act always in fake friendship." he said.
He also slept soon, but in that middle night silence someone was lurking inside their room.
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@writer_seiji,
Seventh chapter posted, enjoy the ride, throw critisism in comment.
Goh was introduced, hate him if you want.
Thanks to fan for support, gives lot of collection.