Disclaimer: None of the Pokemon stuff is mine. Right, now that that's over and done with…
AN: Right, so this is a bit weird. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE THE POKEMON WORLD and all the pokemon and everything that comes with it. Regardless, this story's kind of like, they're all living in our world. So it's like the Dexholder's personalities, but they're not like trainers. They're college students.
No, no, don't leave, I promise it's good!
For reference, here are all their majors:
Red- Mechanical Engineering Major
Green- Physics Major
Blue- Statistics Major
Yellow- Pre-med
Gold- Business Major
Silver- Computer Science Major
Crystal- Biology, Neuroscience, Philosophy
Ruby- Mathematics Major
Sapphire- Animal Science major
Emerald-Electrical Engineering
(I'm kind of math/science-y person, so all of their majors are math/science-y)
"Have a nice day," Ruby said dryly as the customer turned away without a backward glance.
"Wow, Rubes, don't be too nice to them," a voice from behind him said sarcastically, "People might think you're a pushover."
Ruby spun around to see Blue standing behind him, smiling amusedly. Blue may have been forced to wear the standard employee uniform, but she made up for it by being overly ostentatious. She wore bright yellow tights under a dark purple skirt. Her perfectly manicured nails were painted a bright orange color, and contrasted wonderfully with her striking, hot pink sweater. She had her long red hair pushed back with a bright orange headband, and she finished her outfit off with a pair of long, dangling earrings. On anyone else, it might have been strange, but Blue breathed confidence and she knew she looked great.
"Oh, but I am a pushover," he conceded, shooting another glare at the customer, "I mean, I should have ripped the coffee right out of his hands and dumped it on his stupid, self-absorbed, discourteous, uncouth head!"
"You act like those are all bad things," Blue cut in, examining her nails.
"But, I didn't," Ruby continued, as if Blue hadn't said anything, "So, there."
"Too bad," Blue said with a devious smirk, "You pulling a stunt like that could have gotten me that pay raise."
Before Ruby could say anything, the door chimed and in walked in a dark-haired girl. She was wearing a simple pair of jeans with a dark shirt and a brightly colored cardigan, and was struggling with the numerous textbooks in her arms. Her name was Crystal, and she was another employee at the coffee shop.
Ruby and Blue watched curiously as she made her way over to them and dropped her books on the counter tiredly.
"Gee, thanks for helping," she gasped, glaring at the two.
"No problem," Blue said brightly, smirking.
Ruby shrugged. "So, what are you doing with all these books, Crys?" he asked her, helping her to carry them into the back room.
"This," she gestured to her books, "This is what you get when you decide to complete a triple major." She sighed and started tying her apron around her, when she seemed to suddenly remember something and whirled around. "By the way," she spat angrily, "Tell that roommate of yours that, if he even thinks about talking to me again, I will rip out his intestines and feed them to the monkeys we've got in the lab." Without waiting for an answer, she spun around and stalked towards the back of the store, Ruby staring after her wide-eyed.
His roommate did have a notorious reputation for speaking without thinking, Ruby thought, rolling his eyes, So it was no doubt that he would mess things up with Crystal at some point.
The door chimed again and Ruby turned around to see a petite girl with light blond hair step inside, humming absently. She was wearing a soft yellow sundress, her hair pulling back in a braid, and was holding a laptop in her arms.
"Hi guys!" she said brightly as she approached the counter.
"Hey Yellow," Ruby said, smiling at the smaller girl. Yellow was short for her age, only about 4' 9'', and she was soft spoken and compassionate. But, she was strong willed and intelligent, and she was one of the rare few in the world who had common sense. "What'll it be?" he asked, looking up at the girl, who didn't respond. In fact, she seemed to be a bit distracted, looking past Ruby into the back room, as if she was searching for something.
"Sorry, Yellow," Blue grinned evilly at her best friend, "Red's not here yet."
The effect was immediate. Yellows cheeks flushed bright red as her eyes widened comically. "I'm not- I mean- I wasn't looking for-he-"she stammered, before sighing, "Just get me my Caramel Frappuccino." Blue giggled.
"So, how goes the studying, Yellow?" Ruby asked conversationally. Yellow was in the extremely competitive Pre-Med program, and she was constantly studying.
Yellow sighed, rubbing her temples tiredly. "I've got MCATs this year," she told them, her face twisting into a worried expression, "I'm a bit worried, actually."
"Oh, you'll be fine," Blue said breezily, "Don't worry about a thing!" She had pulled out a nail file and was working on her left hand.
"I hope you're right," Yellow said reluctantly, the worry evident in the creases in her forehead, "I have to use the bathroom, can you guys watch my stuff?" She put her bag and her laptop down at the table closest to the counter.
"Ooh, I'll come with you," Blue jumped, "Ruby can watch your stuff!"
"I wonder what they pay you for!" Ruby called after her, "Since you don't actually do any work!"
Crystal stepped in, making a face. "What are you yelling for?" she asked crossly, looking around, "And where's Blue?"
"She's slacking," Ruby rolled his eyes.
"So, what's new?" Crystal said sarcastically, grinning. Ruby laughed, and looked up as the door chimed again. A tall, dark-haired man walked in, whistling brightly, his hands in his pockets. When he saw Ruby and Crystal in front of him, he broke out into a wide grin and nodded at them.
"Hi guys," he said amicably, striding over to them.
"Hey Red," Crystal and Ruby chorused.
Red was just an all-around great guy. He was friendly, enthusiastic, hard-working. He was a mechanical engineering major, so he was a bit short on time, but he always had time for his friends. Or, in this case, working at the coffee shop.
"So, what's going on?" he asked conversationally, putting his bag down behind the counter. He noticed Yellow's bag at the table and gestured to it, "Yellow's here?"
"Yeah, she is," Crystal confirmed with a funny smile on her face, "Why do you ask?"
"What? No reason," Red said quickly, his cheeks slightly red, before hurrying into the back room.
Crystal waited until he was far enough away before laughing. "Oh, he so likes her," she giggled.
"What are we talking about?" Blue appeared in front of them, looking interested. Yellow was walking a few feet behind her, looking at them curiously.
"Oh, nothing," Crystal said casually, "Just how Red totally likes Yellow."
Yellow sputtered and turned bright red again, shooting the other three a dark glare for laughing. "Fine," she snapped, sitting down and pulling her book out, "I'm going to study."
Blue shrugged and placed her hands on the counter, vaulting over it like an Olympic athlete. She landed neatly on her feet and threw her hands out in a pose, batting her eyelashes.
Ruby clapped politely.
Crystal looked like she was going to reprimand her, but sighed and just walked away.
Blue looked extremely pleased with herself. "My dear fans," she began pompously, obviously deciding to make a speech, "My numerous admirers, you applaud me, I know, because I am beautiful and intelligent and fantastic in every possible way. But, instead, I applaud you. 'Why?' you may ask, 'Oh, why Blue, would you applaud us, when we are so inferior to you?' The answer is simple. I applaud you because you applaud me. You have made the intelligent decision of choosing to admire and revere me, and for that-"
Suddenly, the door was pushed open so hard that it hit the wall with a loud bang. Blue's speech was cut short and Ruby looked up, startled, to see a young man with light brown hair and startling green eyes stalk into the building, looking as though he was going to murder someone.
It was Green and, sadly, this was not the first time he had come to the coffee house in a rage. He was a physics major and, as a junior, was hired to conduct several physics and math study groups for the freshman students. He was also extremely short on patience, a combination that never ends well. Green was sharp, intelligent, and he always had a biting remark at the tip of his tongue. In fact, one of the only people who could keep up with him was Blue, which is why it was always so much fun to watch them argue.
"I'd like a coffee, black please," Green said wearily, pinching the bridge of his nose, "And I'd like someone other than Blue to make it."
Blue huffed dramatically and looked very offended. "And what's wrong with how I make it?" she demanded loudly, making him wince and glare at her.
"I'm not stupid, Blue," Green sighed, "I know you snuck all that cream into the last one."
"And why shouldn't I sneak cream into it?" Blue crossed her arms, "It's probably horrible for your health, the way you drink it all black and bitter."
"Can we save all couple's spats to after Blue goes on break?" Ruby cut in, handing Green his coffee. The tips of Green's ears turned red as he said that and Blue giggled slightly, unfazed by Ruby's insinuation.
"Pesky woman," Green mumbled, before going to sit with Yellow, who didn't even look up as he roughly pulled the chair back and sat down hard.
"So, what did the freshman do now, Green?" Red asked nonchalantly, casually walking in, his hands stuffed in his pockets. Yellow jumped when she heard his voice and her head snapped up to look at him, a hint of a blush on her face.
Neither Green nor Red seemed to notice Yellow's behavior though.
Green just groaned and said, "They insisted on constantly calling the Law of Biot- Savant, the 'Law of BS'. You have no idea how irritating it is when they ask questions about 'the BS law' and then dissolve into those imbecilic giggles."
Ruby choked on his laughter, but managed to disguise it as a cough before Green burnt him with his laser eyes. Metaphorically, of course. If Green really had laser eyes, they'd all be dead by now.
"Imbecilic giggles, Green?" Blue asked breezily, placing her hands on her hips, "How does one giggle imbecilic-ally?"
"That's not a word," Green corrected automatically, and then narrowed his eyes and said, "Well, if you want to hear imbecilic giggles, just think of something funny."
Blue's face hardened and she opened her mouth to say something when a shout from the kitchens stopped her. "Yo, Blue!" Crystal yelled, "Come and make yourself useful! Help us out!"
Blue yelled unintelligibly, still glaring at Green. Crystal came over and shoved a broom into Blue's arms.
"Here," she said roughly, "Start sweeping. People keep tracking all these leaves into the shop." Blue stared at Crystal, wide eyed. When it didn't look like Crystal was joking, Blue moaned and whined and complained, but still had to go sweep the floor. But she didn't go quietly, grumbling and griping about the injustice of it all.
Blue worked methodically and, soon, she was almost done, a small pile of leaves neatly stacked in the corner. Then, suddenly, the doors were thrown open again and a tall, dark haired boy ran inside, his hat askew. The force of the push blew several more leaves into the shop. Blue looked crushed and turned back to her stack to see that those leaves had been scattered too, because of the wind.
She turned slowly back to the boy who had just dashed inside, her eyes flashing dangerously.
"Is Crys here?" he asked, a bit out of breath, not noticing that Blue was glaring at him. He ran a hand through his already messy black hair, his light brown eyes wide and anxious.
Blue sneered at him before putting a fake smile on her face and saying, "Oh, Gold! So nice of you to stop by! How am I? Oh, I'm fantastic how about you?" She dropped the smile and gave him a dirty look, turning to start sweeping the leaves up again.
Gold blinked, confused, before turning to Ruby. "Rubes, you gotta help me out," he said pleadingly, "Did Crys say anything about me?"
"She's going to rip out your intestines," Ruby said matter-of-factly.
"And feed them to monkeys," Blue added helpfully, looking very pleased. Ruby added this to the list of 'Why Blue is actually really scary'.
Gold groaned and collapsed into a chair, covering his face with his hands.
"I see you're wallowing in self-pity," Ruby said in a posh manner, taking out his notebook, "In the meantime, can I get you something to drink?"
"How about some poison?" Gold replied, his voice muffled, "A quick and painless death would be nice." Blue covered her mouth to keep from bursting into laughter.
"That's convenient," Green smirked, "Considering all the times I've wanted to slip him some poison."
Gold raised his head and glared hard at Green.
"Ooh," Blue giggled, her sweeping forgotten, "It looks like this is going to get ugly."
"Like your face," Green retorted childishly. Blue's eyes widened, her face contorting with anger. Ruby winced.
"THAT'S IT," Blue fumed, raising the broom over her head and charging at Green, who looked unconcerned.
"Whoa, whoa, hang on a second," Ruby stepped in front of Blue, alarmed, "Let's think this through before we do something we regret. Something that might get us fired." He said meaningfully.
"Ruby," Blue said, her voice dangerously calm, "Get out of my way."
"He's a customer!" Ruby tried.
"He's an asshole!" Blue forced out through gritted teeth, "I want to smack that smug smirk off his stupid face!"
"Plus points for alliteration," Ruby said cheerily, trying to calm her down, "Now, how about you give me the broom." Ruby grabbed one end of the broom and tried to wrench it out of her hands. To Blue's credit, she held on very well and Ruby found himself struggling to pull it out of her grip. Finally, Blue's eyes glinted deviously and she let go of her end of the broom.
Ruby had a split second of smug satisfaction, as he had the broom now. Then, physics started working against him and he felt himself stumbling backwards. Ruby was never very coordinated, and he tripped over his feet until he fell backwards, landing on his elbows.
He groaned, his head throbbing painfully, and glared up at a giggling Blue.
"Looks like you've been reacquainted with gravity," Green teased.
Ruby growled lowly and started to get up, when the door opened and someone walked in. However, as he was currently lying right in front of the door, the someone tripped over him, shrieked, and landed hard on top of him.
Ruby groaned again as the breath was knocked out of him for the second time.
"Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh, are you okay?" He vaguely registered a girl's panicked voice. He heard laughter as well and he made a mental note to exact some serious revenge on Blue and Green later.
He blinked a couple times, trying to correct his swimming vision, and a girl's concerned face came into focus in front of him. "Are you alright?" she asked him firmly. She was kneeling next to him, gripping his shoulders and staring right at him with her brilliant blue eyes. "I'm so sorry!" she launched into her tirade once she saw that he was looking, "I'm just so uncoordinated sometimes! Oh, I really hope I didn't hurt you too badly! I mean, what were you doing lying there in front of the door like that? It's kind of a safety hazard, you know."
Ruby sighed and leaned his head back, closing his eyes.
He knew he shouldn't have gotten out of bed today.