Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters or places here at the story.

A/N: I made this chapter a VERY long time ago. It was even before the Black and White games were announced (I guess). That is the reason why Lyra was existing here. I hope you'll like it. It was only a random thought that made me do this. But I still want everyone to enjoy this.

In this story, Green is the boy and Blue is the girl. Please don't be confused.

Oh yeah, one more thing, this happened after the DP series in the manga. I just didn't mention how it ended cause I don't really know what the ending is. Thanks!

Please enjoy reading! :)

Date for the Night

I. Invitation

The Pokedex holders from the four regions were waiting for Professor Oak in the living room of his lab. Each individual does things in their own fancy as they let the minutes pass by.

Red was sitting cozily on the carpet with Gold beside him. The two boys were laughing and teasing each other with their own jokes. Lyra, the fourth of the Johto Pokedex holders, was sitting beside Gold. She was watching the two boys with a smile on her face.

Ruby and Sapphire were sitting not far from the two who were still laughing their hearts out. The pair was lodged in front of the fireplace. Ruby was stitching a pretty costume for his Castform while Sapphire watches him with amazement in her bright blue eyes.

Chris and Yellow were sitting on a sofa at the left-hand side of the room with Emerald in between the two of them. The boy was trifling with his very long sleeves as the two chat with him.

Silver was leaning on the wall behind where Chris was seated. He was staring at the ceiling with a blank expression on his face. His eyes will occasionally scan the room then back to staring into space or on the floor.

Diamond was on the carpet a couple of feet away from Lyra. He was munching some breads and cakes while leaning on a couch opposite where Yellow, Chris and Emerald were sitting. Platina and Pearl were resting on the said furniture. Platina was twiddling with hers and Pearl's scarf, looking bored while Pearl, not giving much attention to what Platina was doing, was tapping the floor impatiently with his foot. The three was silent as they listened to the sound that was bouncing inside the room.

On the love seat in the middle of the room not far from where Red was perched, Blue and Green were ensconced beside each other. Green was slouching with his arms crossed while giving off an annoyed and irritated look. Blue, on the other hand, plays with her hair without giving much of a thought towards others. Not long after, Blue reached for Green's hair and starts to brush her right hand on it. The boy's eyes rolled towards the direction of the girl.

"What are you doing?" Green asked with an obvious annoyance on his voice.

"Nothing that would interest you." Blue answered without looking at him, hand still toying with Green's hair.

"Whatever."

"I'm sorry for being late kids." Professor Oak said in a rush voice as he entered the room.

"Professor!" the teens said in chorus.

"Alas Gramps you came!" Green said amidst their voices. Blue slid off her hand from Green's hair in a dramatic way as her gaze followed the professor.

"Alright, let me catch my breath first." The professor said as he took great intakes of breath. When his breathing returned to normal, he said, "I'm here to give you a very important invitation."

"For what professor?" Yellow asked with curiousness in her eyes that was mirroring everyone else's expression.

"It is for the ball that will be held the night after tomorrow's not far from here to honor us four professors of the four regions." The professor started. "They said it's to give us recognition for our greatest invention, the Pokedex. Many VIPs were invited like the gym leaders, the elite fours the champions and many more personalities. Of course, the Pokedex holders must be there. All of you must come and no exceptions." Professor Oak said as he eyed the occupants of the room with a special glare for his grandson. The brunette replied with a groan. "The fourteen of you are the carriers of our pride so no one must be absent, understood?"

"It's a ball right professor? So, it means, we have to wear dresses?" Sapphire asked with a bit of nervousness in her eyes.

"It's a formal celebration so all of you must be dressed properly. Also, every one of you must have a partner, or we could say a date to go with to the ball. That is what's written on the invitations that were given to me by the hosts. Here it is." Professor Oak said as he handed the invitations to Chris. "Each of you will have one. You can read there the exact time and location of the party. I'm expecting everyone to be there. Don't forget to bring your Pokedexes there and of course, your partners. They could be anyone, a friend, a gym leader, any of you or whoever you like. Just bring someone to that ball. If there are no more questions to be asked, then let's call it a day. Good bye and good night." The professor inhaled deeply before leaving the room as all the eyes followed him.

The Pokedex holders were having different reactions and expressions as Crystal passed the invitations. Some were excited, some were having blank faces, some look nervous, some were already thinking of something and some were just plain annoyed of the thought.

After all of them had already read the invitations that were now lying on their hands, the room was eerily quiet. No one dared to speak or even break the silence. Without question, all of them must be thinking about the festivity that was announced to them.

"A partner huh? Who could that lucky girl be?" Gold mumbles mainly to himself although everyone heard him.

Sapphire stared intently at Ruby with nervous eyes. When Ruby noticed her gaze, a warm smile broke unto his face. Sapphire returned it with a shy and small smile. Ruby stood up and stretched his body. He fixed his things and placed it in his bag. All the attention of everyone in the room was focused towards the two of them now. When Ruby's things were ready, Sapphire also stood up from where she was sited. They stared at each other for a moment before giving a nod towards the other. They started to walk hand in hand towards the door, all eyes following them. When the door closed behind them, most of them, especially the girls, heaved out a sigh.

"Wow. That must be true love, knowing what the other wants to say without uttering any word." Gold said as he raised his head to give each of the remaining teenagers a look.

"Yeah, I think I'll agree with you about that." Crystal conceded in a dreamy tone.

"They already had a date. So we must also have one now!" Gold said in a very determined tone as he raised his fist. "Hey Red," he said in a not so polite manner as he nudged the boy beside him, "are you going to take Yellow to the ball?"

Gold received a smack on the head as an answer from Red. Both his and Yellow's face is glowing bright red in embarrassment.

"Ow! What's that for? I'm just asking for all I cared!" Gold said as he touched the place where Red's fist landed.

"It's just that… I, um… the thing is…" Red glanced at Yellow at the exact moment that she raised her eyes to look at him. Their gazes met. Yellow bowed in embarrassment. Red sighed in defeat. "You ruined the moment Gold! But," Red said as his tone slightly changed from an aggressive growl to a soft murmur, "now that you've already opened the topic…" Red reached out a hand towards Yellow. The blond girl raised her head to stare at Red's outstretched hand in front of her face. "Hey Yellow, would you, um, would you like to come with me to the ball?" A smirk was making its way on Red's face even though he's trying to conceal it from everybody's eyes.

"Well… alright." Yellow answered with a small and shy smile on her now bright face. "I'd be glad to come with you, Red." Red's smile broadened. He quickly stood up from where he was seated and pulled Yellow to her feet. He gave Gold a look which is a combination of a glare and a thankful gaze.

"Let us go out and talk about our plans outside here, shall we?" Red said without waiting for the girl's reply. He towed Yellow outside the room while gently holding her hand. A smile was plastered on their faces as they went outside the room.

"Gold you idiot!" Crystal hissed through gritted teeth.

"What? What's so wrong about what I did?" Gold barked back with a proud tone.

"Nothing! It's just you ruined everything! Red must ask Yellow personally and not to be started by someone like you!" Chris shouted in a matter-of-factly tone. Silver was shaking his head slightly because of his two closest friend's bickering. A smile was making its way to the other teen's face.

"Oh yeah? Well, at least I have already shifted the atmosphere around here in a lighter tone. Now," Gold announced with crossed arms and a cocky smile, "we could continue without any more of the 'shy' factor."

"Whatever, you stupid fool." Chris said, also crossing her arms, pissed.

"Guys, I could firmly conclude the there'll be a lot of food at that ball." Diamond said in a dazed voice while munching his piece of cake.

Platina released a loud sigh that everyone in the room looked her way. She stood up from her seat, her left hand still not releasing Pearl's scarf while the tip of her right hand was placed above Diamond's beret. The two boys looked at her without moving their heads. Dia's munching was halted as Pearl's foot stopped tapping the floor. There was a moment of silence before the girl opened her mouth to speak.

"Diamond, Pearl, I'll take the both of you as my partners. It's already settled. Let us go both of you." Platina announced in a firm tone. The two boys stared at her for a few seconds before letting out a sigh and standing up. Pearl scratched his head as he stretched his body. Dia brushed the crumbs on his shirt and straightened his beret.

"Hey Missy, Dia." Pearl said in a sleepy voice. "Could we talk something outside first before going to bed?"

"Hey! Wait a minute." Gold cuts in. "Aren't we supposed to bring only one partner? That's a bit too much don't you think?"

Platina's eyes turned sharply at Gold's direction. Gold felt a cold rush of blood in his body because of Platina's deadly stare.

"These two are my body guards. Isn't it appropriate for the both of them to accompany me to that ball? I will not accept anymore buts. Let's go, Pearl, Diamond." Platina's voice turned icy cold as she stated this. Her statement silenced everyone in the room, especially Gold.

The trio started to walk towards the door. When Platina walked past in front of Chris, she heard the prissy girl mumble something about being left alone with Pearl in the dance floor because, for sure, Dia will stay longer at the food stations than with her and Pearl.

"So that's the reason why. I get it." Chris mumbles to herself as the door closed behind the three.

"What is it Chris you're saying?" Gold stares at her questioningly.

"Nothing." Chris replied with a mocking smile on her face.

Gold groaned. "Whatever. Oh yeah." Gold said as he turned to look at the girl not far from him. He reached out his hand so close to her face that its tip almost touched Lyra's nose. "Hey Lyra, would you like to go with me to the party?" Clearly, he too, like Red, can't conceal his smile.

Lyra stared at Gold's hand. "Are you serious Gold?"

"Of course I am! Don't worry. You'll by my only date." Gold said in a very sincere voice.

Lyra and Gold stared at each other's eyes before a smile broke unto the girls face. "Alright." Lyra said with a nod. "If that's what you say. I'll go with you." She took Gold's hand and in turn, Gold pulled her up to her feet. When the two passed where Chris was sitting, an unconcealed jealousy lingered on her face.

When they, too, left the room, Emerald also stood up from where he was sitting and stretched his body. "I think I'll also go now. I'm too young to have problems with that date issues. Maybe they'll understand if I can't bring any. Good night everyone!"

"Good night." It was only Chris who answered him. With that, he, too, left the room.

The room was silent. No one in the four persons who were left seems to have the thought to break it. Chris stared at the floor and played with her feet. Suddenly, she felt a tap on her shoulder. When she looked up, her eyes met a pair of silvery gray eyes.

"Oh, Silver, what is it?" Crystal asked with the jealousy still visible on her face.

"Hey, would you like to go with me to the ball?" Silver asked in a rather blank tone, his hand still resting on the girl's shoulder.

Chris stared at him with an open mouth. Her eyebrow rose. "Are you serious? Or are you, in some way, had adopted some of Gold's deviousness?"

"I am serious Crystal. I'm asking you to the party." Silver said in his still blank tone though he stated it a bit firmer than before.

Crystal blushed. "O-Oh, sorry Silver." Chris' red face glowed even brighter. She's so flustered! "A-Alright. I'll go with you. I'm sorry if I thought you weren't serious."

A smile broke unto Silver's still face. Chris returned the smile with a small shy one. "Let us go too. Maybe you want to talk a few more things, right Chris?" Silver said as he offered his hand to the girl. Chris gladly accepts the offer. The pair of them left the room with Chris' blush still not subsiding.

Green's eyes followed them until the door barged his vision of them. Blue suddenly spoke.

"Why are you staring at them like that? Don't tell me you're jealous of Silver?" Not a single emotion could be heard in her voice.

"Nah. I'm just curious why Silver didn't ask you instead. Doesn't the boy like you?" Green said while averting his stare towards the crackling fire in the fireplace.

"Yes, Silver likes me, a lot - but only as a sister. No more than that. I guess he doesn't want to bring his 'sister' to the ball as a date." Blue answered tonelessly without looking at Green.

"Yeah. I guess I, too, don't want that. We're too old to bring our sisters to those kinds of prestigious balls. By this time, in our age, I guess we should really bring 'real' dates, huh?" Green said in a trance. He keeps on staring at the fire though, it seem, he doesn't see it at all.

"I don't know what to answer to that. I'm not a boy and I'm the sister here." Blue said as she started to play with her hair again. She was combing her hair with her fingers while a humming a soft lullaby.

"Oh yeah, I guess you're right there." An awkward silence had followed his answer. No one spoke. Only the crackling of the fire and the soft hum of Blue could be heard inside the room.

It took a few more minutes before Green broke the silence. "Would you like to come with me to the ball?"

"Hmm?" Blue's fingers halted in the middle of her long brown hair and her humming was stopped. "Are you talking to me Green?"

"Who else would I be talking to here? Of course I'm asking you Blue." Green answered with a tint of annoyance in his voice.

"Why is the famous Green who has a lot of girls sniffing his trail asking me to the ball? Is it because you're out of choices?" Blue continued to play with her hair. She was acting as if their discussion wasn't that a big deal.

Green was trying to restrain his growl of irritation. "I'm not out of choices. And in the first place, I don't even have any choices. I don't know who I could bring to this damn ball."

"Oh! So you were only asking me because I'm the only girl who is your friend that is not available. Is that it? Am I just a 'last resort' or something?" Blue was starring at the tips of her hair as she said this.

Green heaved a sigh of defeat. "No Blue. You are never a last resort. The truth is you were the only girl I could think of that I could bring to the ball. I just can't put my pride to go down and ask you in front of everyone."

A smile was making its way on Blue's pretty face. "Oh really? Could you tell me why, of all the girls, you have chosen me?"

"It's because," Green's face was turning pale pink. He was blushing! "you are the girl who, as far as I could say, is the closest to me. It's as if you are the one who could understand my feelings best. Though sometimes your peskiness ticks me off the limits, you are someone who truly knows what I feel. So I guess you'll understand me better than the others if you'll be the one I'll bring to the ball. Only you know why my attitudes are like this."

Blue smiled with triumph. "Of course Green. I understand how you truly feel. That's what best friends are for, right?" A giggle escaped her mouth.

Green looked away. His face glowed even brighter. "So, are you coming with me?"

He tried to stare at Blue's eyes and ask her again to sound more sincere. But, before he could completely look at her face, he was abruptly halted by a kiss on the cheek by the brunette girl beside him. His eyes widened in surprise.

When Blue pulled her face away, another giggle escaped her mouth. Green was left speechless.

"Alright Green, I'm going with you." Blue stood up from the love seat and stretched her limbs. "It's already late. Good night now Green. See you tomorrow." She walked out of the room as if nothing special had happened. Green's eyes followed her until the door closed behind her.

Green sighed. He slouched on the love seat and starred at the ceiling as he rested the back of his neck on the couch. "Now I'm stuck with that obnoxious girl to go to the ball. Why the hell am I saying those cheesy lines to her anyway?"

Without him knowing what he's doing, he placed his palm on the cheek where Blue had kissed him. When he realized what he just did, a smile broke unto his once annoyed face. With another sigh, he stood up from his seat and started to walk out of the room. Although he keeps on telling himself that he's annoyed and irritated at the thought of having Blue as his date for that night, he still felt so blissful inside. He didn't bother to discover why. All he knows is that he slept satisfied that night.

Thanks for reading! I hope you enjoyed it.

A/N: It may take a while before I could finish the next chapter. I have a LOT to do. School stuffs and all. Please bear with me. I'll do my best to finish it. Thanks!