A/N: Alrighty Mangaquestshipping fans! This fanfic is sort of inspired by the song "She Will Be Loved" by Maroon 5. Hell, you probably think I'm too mainstream. Oh well XD Well, anyways just warning, it'll be a bit, no ALOT OOC. It's not that I can't keep in character; it's just that I wanted to write a fanfic and put a bit of my life into it. So I used mangaquestshipping because I love "best friend and then lovers" relationships.

Curious about Crys's problem? I'll give you a hint: I'm going through the same thing, sort of, except the college thing, I'm not in college yet! :/ Anyways, I'm sure you're sick of my ranting…ON WITH THE STORY!

Warning: This may contain mature content….

Chapter 1: The Girl Next Door

His life was perfect. But, there was something missing.

Someone to love.

Her life was terrible.

She wanted to be loved.

Their hearts were puzzle pieces. The only matter was how to connect them.

"Hey, you're new here? My name's Gold," the trainer with the amber eyes said with a warm smile.

"Hi, uh, yeah, I am. I'm Crystal. Call me Crys," the one with the clear blue eyes said.

Gold's POV

I walked the road with the new girl next to me. She was real pretty, I gotta say. She seemed happy and carefree one second but next her face would be slightly dark, and I knew she was trying to hide it, whatever the problem was.

School started the next day all over the region, so there was only one question to ask.

"So, what school are you going to?" I asked.

"Newbark University. Since we live so close to it, I decided not to get a dorm." Crys replied.

"Same! Plus, I can't live without my mom's cooking, haha. Maybe we'll have some classes together?" I smiled.

Her lips turned up slightly. "Yeees~ Finally. Someone I will know at school."

I grinned at her.

Suddenly there was a piercing yell from her house

Crys sighed.

"That's my mom, I have to go. It was nice to meet you and I hope we can friends." She said with sincerity.

"Of course," I said smiling, "whenever you need me, I'm here. Your new best friend."

Her face was gleaming.

Then that scream came again

"CRRYYSSTAAALLLL!"

That dark look came on her face.

"I'll you tomorrow, Gold," she said before running off.

"See yaa~" I drawled.

Crys's POV

I sighed and ran into the house.

"Crystal, what took so long?" my mom yelled.

"I was meeting the neighbors; one of them is going to my school."

"You don't need to be talking to people; it's going to distract you from work. Remember why we moved here." Her mom sneered.

Yeah, WE moved here. I was moving here alone, ready to get out of the house, and you decided to make my life even more miserable and move with me, so you can have control over me and make sure I get a degree in whatever you wanted me to be. I thought bitterly.

"Yeah," I said, putting my headphones on and ignoring the rest of the world. "Good night."

I walked up to my room, across from my sister's princess-style one.

Collapsing on my bed, I realized I had my headphones on.

Shit.

My mom would kill me if she found out I was listening to music before I went to sleep. She was stupidly strict about the dumbest things.

Suddenly her door barged open with her mom raging in.

"WHERE'S YOUR IPOD? YOU KNOW YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TOO LISTEN TO IT."

If anyone actually took the time to know me well enough (or CARED enough), would know that I can't sleep without a.) Reading or b.) Listening to music.

Of course, what's good for me, has to meaning to my "dear" mother.

Sighing, I handed over the iPod, trying to think of a way to go to sleep. With a deathly glare (and thank Arceus, not slapping) my mom left the room.

I lay in bed, staring up at the ceiling. I thought about my day today. I met a nice guy named Gold who was agreed to be my best friend, and I was starting college tomorrow. Hopefully I'll be more tired when school starts…

And with that, I closed my eyes and restlessly battled to go to sleep.

Gold's POV

I called my bro, Ruby, who was going to school with me, Crys, and his girlfriend Sapphire. Our other friends, Red, Yellow, Green, Blue, and Silver were going to another school in Kanto ((A/N: Sorry, guys, there won't be the other characters in this, I mainly want to focus on Gold/Crys. Though, I might bring in the Unova couple and add a bit of Franticshipping. Don't get your hopes up, though.))

"Hey man, you ready for tomorrow?" I spoke into my Pokegear.

"Hey, Gold, yeah, I am. You?" Ruby replied.

"Sorta, yeah, how's Sapph?"

"Pretty good, her dorm is across mine, so I see her often."

"Cool, cool. So we have this new neighbor who moved in. Her name's Crystal, she's pretty chill, you guys will like her." I said, feeling myself smile a bit.

"Aw, does Gold have a cru-uushhh?" I could almost SEE Ruby smirk.

"Nah, she's like that sis type thing, you know?" I said, causally.

"Ohh okay~"

"You don't believe me, do you?

"Well, it seems like you really like her, considering you called me 1 in the morning to tell me about her.

"Sorry, bro, I'll uhhh see you tomorrow?" I apologized.

"Yeah, see ya, man."

"Bye."

A/N: Sorry, it's a bit boring, just sort of want to start things off slowly. Hope you guys like it. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE REVIEW! You guys have NO idea how much it means. I don't care if it's flames, if it's really that bad, but seriously, PLEASEEE~ Oh yeah, if you like Oldrivalshipping, check out my story "Known Stranger. Okay, thanks everyone!