Hi people! This is based off the picture of May asking someone to tell Drew something and Drew saying what someone told him, which you may or may not have seen. It doesn't matter whether you have or not because this story is pretty funny even if you haven't seen it. Everyone's names are in Japanese because in the picture May says Shuu-kun. Just a comment for the end is for anyone that doesn't know but in Japan unless your close friends with someone you usually call them by their last name or first name with an honorific. Sapphire and May are close cousins in this story and I've never seen a Japanese episode of Pokémon with May and Drew so if Drew doesn't call May 'Haruka-chan' could you please PM me.

R&R Sie

Translations:
May - Haruka
Drew - Shuu
Yuuki - Brendan
Goldenrod City - Kogane City
Azalea Town - Hiwada Town
Violet City - Kikyo City
Cherrygrove City - Yoshino City
Joto - Johto

Based off picture.

Disclaimer: Sadly I don't own Pokémon nor the picture this is based off. I don't even own Sapphire, who is from the manga.

1. Can you tell, Shuu-Kun?

Haruka glared at Shuu. Shuu smirked at Haruka. "Well, you do have to actually win two more contests to be in this year's Joto grand festival. There's no guarantee you will."

"Whatever you say, Shuu-kun. See you. Soon. Really soon."

With that Haruka stormed off the pier, leaving Shuu behind to stand alone. The dark peach-orange sky and light purple clouds as the background behind him with the final rays of sunshine beginning to disappear.

Shuu smirked and let out a chuckle. She was adorable when she angry; blushing with annoyance or anger; lightly biting on her bottom lip and glaring straight at him, her sapphire eyes alight.

She was just as, or more, adorable happy. Her face lit up when she was happy. Shuu mentally smiled before walking off the pier to find Haruka and give her her rose. Then he'd probably wander aimlessly around Joto to train while waiting for the grand festival.

Haruka twirled the bright red rose, the heavy, sweet aroma reaching her nose, and looked up at the Kogane contest hall. She'd talked to Shuu the previous day but she didn't expect him to stick around to watch her contest, and he hadn't.

"Haruka?"

Haruka turned around and sapphire caught on sapphire. The girl in front of her looked exactly like her except everything green or orange on Haruka's outfit was blue on the other brunette's. Plus the girl was one year older, making her 14. "Sapphire!", Haruka yelled with happiness as she hugged the girl in front of her.

"It's so good to see you!"

Both girls laughed as they pulled out of the hug. It was funny that they said things at the same time, even if they were cousins.

"Really? So you and Ruby started going out?"

The girls had talked for several hours and were finally getting onto the subject of love. All their plans of training their pokémon had long been abandoned.

"Yeah! Plus his annoying brother, Yuuki, got a girlfriend. So if you run into him he won't pester you", Sapphire explained with a giggle.

Haruka sighed. "Thank, Arceus. But now I'm extra jealous. You finally got with Ruby and stupid Yuuki got a girlfriend. I'm a failure in love."

Sapphire glared at Haruka playfully. "What do you mean finally? Don't worry about love, though. I'm sure you'll find the right guy..."

Haruka shook her head. "No. I think I found the one, it's just that he's a conceited, arrogant jerk."

Sapphire pretended to consider that. "Hmm... I can imagine you going for the arrogant, jerk type. That'd match your temper. Of course the guy would have to have a soft side."

"Well, duh", Haruka replied with an eye roll. Both girls laughed.

"But... Make sure he isn't a coordinator", Sapphire stated as if it was the most obvious thing, which to Haruka, it wasn't.

Haruka blinked "H-huh? Why?"

Sapphire shook her head, feigning disappointment, "Why Haruka... Poor poor little Haruka. Don't you know? All male coordinators are gay!" Sapphire and Haruka gasped. Sapphire mockingly, Haruka from shock.

"No way." Haruka shook her head and turned it in faux disgust. "Never. And... isn't Ruby a co-ordinator?"

"... S-s-so what pokémon do you plan to use in the contest, Haruka?"

"Don't know..."

Haruka and Sapphire simply stared at each other until Haruka broke the silence.

"Hey! Can you tell, Shuu-kun?"

Sapphire knew Haruka was talking about telling the boy that male co-ordinators are gay and Haruka began to describe Shuu. Sapphire instantly knew that Shuu and Haruka at least liked each other, in a love type way.

"Congrats, Haruka!", Sapphire screamed as she ran up. Haruka gave her cousin a hug with her ribbon case in one hand. Haruka and Sapphire were just outside the contest hall but both were going different ways.

"Thanks, Sapphire. I'll see you at the grand festival!"

Sapphire nodded and grinned, "You too. If I see a green haired guy fitting the description I'll ask about you before telling him-"

"-that all male coordinators are gay!" Both girls finished the sentence with a laugh before heading their different directions to their next towns.

"Good job, Flygon. Return." Shuu was training his pokémon just outside the gate to Hiwada Town. He was currently staying in a hotel there for a while before he went to Kikyo City and then followed through to Yoshino City. He was taking his time going from city to city as the grand festival wasn't for another month and it was in Yoshino.

"Hey!"

Shuu turned around to face the voice that had interrupted his thoughts.

To his surprise there was a brunette with a Quilava running beside her. To his surprise, she looked like Haruka in a blue version of her travelling clothes. The girl even had Haruka's eye and hair color as well as the same hairstyle.

"Um... Hi?", Shuu asked, raising an eyebrow and curious if she was talking to him.

The girl laughed and shut her sapphire eyes for a few seconds. The uncanny familiarity between the girl and Haruka was starting to bug Shuu. "Hayden Shuu, right?", the girl asked as she opened her eyes again.

Shuu shrugged nonchalantly. "What's it to you?"

"Yeah... You're totally him. I'm Sapphire, Haruka's cousin." Sapphire smiled widely at Shuu. Shuu blinked.

"Explains the uncanny similarity and you have your hair in those strange puppy dog ears", Shuu commented wistfully.

"Oi! That better not be something you say to Haruka", Sapphire retorted with one hand on her hips.

Shuu snickered. "And if it is?" Sapphire opened her mouth before closing it and letting her eyes go wide. "What?", Shuu asked.

Sapphire began walking around Shuu in circles, inspecting him. "Do you like Haruka?"

"I suppose you could say she's my friend..."

"Are you a jerk around her?"

"...Maybe..."

"Have you helped her with anything before?"

"Just Harley; bits of advice she doesn't use, usually and when she first started traveling Joto."

"... Does she blush around you?"

"Am I meant to look for that? I don't think so, though."

"Do you give her or her Beautifly red, thornless roses?"

"...First few were for Beautifly."

"Does Haruka call you a conceited, arrogant jerk?"

"24/7."

"Are you in love with Haruka?"

"Y- what kind of question is that?"

Sapphire didn't reply and circled around him twice, more. She then sighed. "Are you gay?"

Shuu widened his eyes before glaring at her, extremely offended at both the question and the idea that he was gay, and spluttered slightly. "Not on my life!"

"On Haruka's life?", Sapphire asked curiously.

"Not on that either! Why'd you ask that anyway?" Shuu growled at Sapphire, still annoyed she even asked.

"No reason. I gotta get going and you look like you have an Absol to train so good luck at the grand festival and I thought I should let you know about a little rumor going 'round. All male coordinators are gay. See ya." With those last words Sapphire ran off into Hiwada Town.

Shuu growled under his breath before turning to his Absol he'd let out before Sapphire came along. He was NOT gay.

"Haruka-chan."

Haruka turned around immediately upon hearing Shuu addressing her. She had just started walking through Hiwada Town park when he appeared behind her.

"Yes, Shuu-kun?", Haruka asked with only slight curiousity. She had a feeling on what he would say.

"Someone told me earlier..."

Shuu sighed and Haruka hummed, feigning curiosity. She had a pretty good idea of what Shuu was about to say.

"…That all male co-ordinators are gay!"

Shuu looked rather pissed off and Haruka laughed. Shuu glared at her. Haruka shook her head at Shuu. "It's just a rumour. Sapphire knows that, too. She's dating a male co-ordinator, anyway."

Shuu sighed. "Thank Arceus. I don't like the idea of being asked if I'm gay."

"Yeah. I'd hate to be asked if I was lesbian or even bi." Haruka smiled at him and they both laughed as they sat on a bench in the park. "I don't think I've ever talked to you so openly."

Shuu looked at her and smiled lightly, "Yeah..."

Haruka grinned, eyes shining. "Did Sapphire tell you I won my last ribbon?"

"No. But it's good to know I'll have both you and Saori as competition at the grand festival." Shuu smirked at her. Haruka decided to try and lay off her temper.

"Count on it! We won't let you win and if you do, not easily in any way."

Shuu nodded before leaning back on the bench to watch the sun setting. "Just the way I like it. Well, I'd better go." Shuu stood up and gave Haruka a red rose. When Haruka took the rose Shuu slowly walked off, knowing Haruka would say something.

"Don't expect to win the grand festival, by the way", Haruka said as Shuu was easily in hearing range.

Shuu did his salute wave and smirked, even if she couldn't see. "I was going to tell you the same thing."

Haruka smiled lightly and glanced around to check no one was around. No one was. "And you better not be gay, Shuu."

Shuu stopped mid step and quickly whipped around. Haruka was walking the opposite way and was too far away for him to yell anything that only she would hear. Plus, he was too shocked. Whether it was that she called him just plain Shuu or what she had just insinuated, ever so slightly; he wasn't sure. All he knew was that he could feel his cheeks heating up, and Shuu did not blush. 'Unless it's about Haruka...' Shuu thought with annoyance.

Shuu turned again and stalked off, muttering things about not being gay under his breath.