-cue dramatic music- I finally got around to writing a Preciousmetalshipping story! Yes, this is manga based, but I'm sure it's still readable without actually having read the manga. Though, you should because the mange is amazing.

This fanfiction is rated M (as of chapter 15). If you're reading for sex (come on, we all do it sometimes), then it's that tiny little scene in chapter 16, and the largest section in chapter 17. Nothing else until then. If you want something more erotic for this pairing, try my sequel, Admitted.

Warning: Boy with boy love. Yes, Silver is a boy in my story. I mean really, if you don't like it, don't bother reading on.

Chapter 1: DENIED

I know you think you have problems, but mine are pretty harsh. So, I have this friend, Silver is his name. I'd say he's a total jackass, but he's really not. He helps people all the time, and then expects nothing from anyone. He's just very cold and independent; I guess that has to do with him being kidnapped when he was two from his father, Giovanni, the leader of Team Rocket. But he wasn't always alone; he's friends with this beautiful girl named Blue who's taken care of him like an older sister since they were kidnapped by the same person. She'd really the only person whom he opens up to fully, but he'd been opening up to me as well. That's what started my problem, because when Silver and I started to get close, I noticed things about him.

What exactly? Well, maybe that I loved him. That should have you freaking out right now because I like girls. I live for girls, and not for love. Boobs and butt are all that matter, personality not so much. No matter how pretty Silver is with his long thin limbs and long velvet soft red hair, he's a guy. But… he's the most beautiful person I'd ever met, even without breast and large round ass. So, when I finally couldn't stand it (I cracked when I saw him pull his long hair back into a ponytail to kept it out of his face on a hot day, combined with the fact he'd removed his black and red jacket to reveal a sleeveless black undershirt that hugged his lean but strong body... GAH!). I rushed to find Blue that very night. She was surprised to see me to say the least.

"Aren't you one of the dex holders?" she asked me curiously.

"Yeah," I replied nervously, watching her enjoy the view from the high tower her, Yellow, and I were in. She and Yellow had been spending some time exploring Kanto and this just happened to be one of Blue's and Silver's favorite hideouts. It was just an abandoned building, still in pretty good shape. Blue really was hot, but I was finding it difficult to be as elated by her cleavage as I would have been previously. I hated Silver currently for doing this to me.

"Right, you're Silver's friend, I remember you when we went against the Mask of Ice," she said with a small smile. "So, what do you need?"

"I needed to sort of ask or I guess tell you something about Silver…" I uttered nervously.

She gave me a curious look, rather interested but a bit worried. "Is he okay?" she asked softly, standing up, her eyes willing me tell her what had happened. She loved him a lot I realized.

"Yeah, he's fine. I just… I'm in love with him but I… he doesn't seem the type to uh…" I choked out; I was surprised I'd been able to say it.

Blue looked shocked to say the least. "Wait, my Silver, right? Red hair, silver eyes, hates loud annoying people, cares about nothing but being strong, my Silver?" she uttered.

I nodded nervously. That pretty much summed him up. Yellow sat there looking like she was feeling extremely awkward. I just tried not to meet either of the girls in the eye. "Do you know how I should, um, tell him?" I asked softly, suddenly realizing how stupid I was. Silver and I were both guys!

Blue blinked, still looking stunned. "You…" Then she frowned, looking me over with a frown, "If you dare hurt him—"

"I won't," I said confidently.

She sighed softly, rubbing her temples. "Wow… I knew Silver would fall in love one day, but I didn't expect someone in love with him, a guy, to show up asking how to ask him out. Anyway… Silver's a bit traditional. You're not going to bed him the first night I hope you know. I don't even know if he knows what sex is, but I'm sure he does. But, I guess you should know why he's so not even interested in dating like most guys."

"There's a reason for that?" Never in my life had I seen Silver express any type of attraction to anyone, or even give a single comment like, "Oh, she's hot," or anything along those lines. He'd just roll his eyes or ignore me if I made a comment like that.

"I'm pretty sure. It has to do with some bad dating experiences of mine. A lot of times I ended up crying in Silver's arms so I'm pretty sure he doesn't actually believe love exists. That's also why he can't stand guys near me." She gave a small shrug, looking me over with a frown, "I hope you understand he's not going to be all lovey-dovey and everything towards you."

"I had a feeling," I said nervously. Silver probably wouldn't even return my feelings. "But, I have to at least try. Thanks for letting me know a bit about him," I said sincerely. It really wasn't much though. I just had to make sure he knew I wouldn't hurt him like guys had hurt his sister.

Blue lowered her eyes. "If he hurts you, I'm sorry. He's just really wary of letting people get close to him. He's been through a lot."

I smiled and nodded. "I'm going to try. Hopefully, I can maybe even help."

She smiled back. "Good luck."

"Uh, good luck, Gold," Yellow offered as well, though a bit nervously.

I thanked them both and stepped outside, instantly being hit with the hot air of summer. Silver was at his home with Giovanni in Viridian. That's where the two of us had been training with our senior, Green, and Silver's father. They were both extremely strong people, and had taught both Silver and me a lot.

I took to the skies with Mantaro, my Mantine, and made it back to Silver's home before midnight. The butler (who I'd woken up) let me into the huge mansion that was Silver's father's home. Silver had already gone to bed and I decided to return to the guest room I'd been staying in the past few days, planning how I'd tell him my feelings tomorrow. It was Monday tomorrow. Monday night, the Clefairy were out at Mount Moon… I'd take him there, or I could tell him at the huge Summer Festival in Pewter City in two weeks. I didn't think I could wait that long though. Or maybe I shouldn't just tell him, maybe I should just hint. Could I even tell him? I probably could if I tried hard enough, but still, maybe Silver wouldn't enjoy me being so straight forward. My proposal of love probably wouldn't come out very elegant anyway.

Needless to say, I barely got any sleep that night. Ugh. I woke up about 9 in the morning and dragged myself to the bathroom to get a shower after checking Silver's room to see if he'd already gotten up. He had, so I showered and dressed rather quickly, heading down the stairs and asking the butler where Silver had got to. He was at Viridian Gym, so I quickly made my way there.

He and Green were just talking, and Silver smiled slightly when he saw me. He had a cute smile… "Where did you go last night?" Silver asked me curiously.

"Oh, just to a friend's. Sorry I left so suddenly." Silver nodded and didn't ask me anymore on the subject. He wasn't the nosey type. "So, what have you been doing?" I asked curiously.

"I was reading, then Green asked me to come referee some matches for him."

"The usual ref is on vacation," Green offered with a shrug. "I thought I might teach Silver some things, too."

Then Silver's eyes widened. "That reminds me, Green. I have something for you. Blue sent it to me a few days ago for you, but I forgot. Let me go get it," Silver explained, standing up. I followed him out the gym. He sighed, releasing Sneasel from his pokeball. The ice pokemon happily scrambled up Silver's pants legs and wrapped itself around Silver's shoulders.

"You're using Sneasel as an air conditioner, aren't you?" I chuckled.

Silver gave me a small, nervous smile. "It works," he offered.

"So, what did you want to give to Green?" I asked as we made our way down the long drive towards Silver's home.

"It's for his Rhydon, it's called a protector. If you trade a Rhydon while it holds the item, then it will evolve to Rhyperior."

"Those are extremely powerful, aren't they?" I choked out.

Silver nodded. "Yeah. I own one," he said with a smirk.

I gave him a surprised look. "When?"

"Last night, I traded my father my Ursaring for his Rhydon, but I equipped the protector to it first. I'm going to surprise Green later with it. My father's pokemon is much more powerful than Green's."

I smiled at the memory of when we caught Ursaring. "Do you remember how you caught Ursaring?" I asked him.

Silver nodded as we entered the house. "Of course. It was the first time I decided you weren't always a self-absorbed jerk," he offered casually.

I raised an eyebrow in surprise. "Oh really? I felt the same way about you," I laughed. Silver shook his head in dismay, though I could tell he was laughing on the inside. I swallowed nervously. "Silver?" I asked as we stepped into his room.

He continued what he was doing, looking through the things on his desk for the item. "Hm?"

I hesitated but managed to ask him, "What do think about me now?"

Silver looked up at me curiously. "Um? You're a loud, obnoxious, and idiotic person?"

I sighed softly in dismay, that's all he had to say. "I thought we were friends," I groaned, exaggerating my displeasure.

Silver sighed and continued looking before finally finding what he was looking for. He held up the orange item triumphantly and then headed for the door. I blocked his path playfully. "Say something sweet," I teased.

Silver raised an eyebrow at me. "Gold, move."

"I know you like at least some things about me," I sighed.

He shook his head in dismay. "Maybe. If so, I'll keep them to myself so you don't have to worry about your ego getting too big." He pushed me aside, but not violently.

I just smiled. He'd changed so much. I couldn't help wondering what he liked about me. I definitely knew what I liked about him. Pretty much everything. I threw a look around his room once more, hoping I could maybe sleep beside him one night soon, and then I rushed after the redhead before he got too far ahead.

We evolved Green's Rhydon and trained against each other a bit, but it was hot and we really didn't do much except play videogames in the air-conditioned living room. Until nightfall that is. After dinner, when Silver was reading and I was sprawled out playing my Gameboy Advanced, I put my game down and looked over at Silver. Doing something so simple, I thought he looked to be one of the most beautiful things I'd ever seen.

"Silver?" I asked softly.

"Hm?" he hummed in reply, placing his bookmarker and looking up at me. His eyes were so amazing. They weren't grey. I couldn't stand the thought of them being called gray. They were vivid silver, alive, shining in the light. His pupils were their odd off white color, and yet his vision was still so sharp.

"Can I take you somewhere?"

He looked confused. That wasn't often. Silver was one of the most knowledgeable people I knew. "What do you mean?"

I smiled. "I just want to take you somewhere." I stood up, grabbing his book and setting it down. "Come on," I encouraged.

Silver followed me, more out of curiosity than anything else. I took him outside, and released Mantaro from his pokeball. "Hey, Mantaro, could you fly us?"

My pokemon nodded and I grinned. I'd already told him where to take us earlier that day, so Silver wouldn't know. I looked over at Silver. He frowned slightly. "Where are we going?" he asked.

"Come on, just trust me Silver," I laughed, reaching out my hand. He stared at my hand curiously and then sighed.

"Whatever," he groaned, but he didn't take my hand. I didn't mind too much though. I kneeled down on Mantaro's back and Silver kneeled hesitantly beside me.

My smiled widened. "Hang on," I laughed, and with that Mantaro started to flap until we were off the ground. Silver seemed shocked at first, not used to kneeling on a flying pokemon's back, but he adjusted rather quickly. I couldn't help enjoying having him so close to me. It was nice.

Silver watched the ground pass by quickly underneath, and after a few minutes he looked at me with a frown. "How far are you taking me?"

"Not too far," I offered. I could see Mount Moon on the horizon.

"Mount Moon?" he asked, sounding confused.

"Sure," I chuckled. "I just want to show you something, like I told you before."

Silver sighed. He didn't say anything else until we'd landed. "I'm sure you've already seen, but I want to see it with you," I explained, my voice growing soft. I gently gripped Silver's hand, leading him into the cave of Mount Moon. He stumbled at first, more or less shocked from me grabbing his hand. Usually he wore his gloves, but he didn't have them on then. His hands were surprisingly soft, unlike my calloused ones. His hands must have been kept soft by his gloves protecting them. I led him toward the edge of a crater, where below us, the Clefairy and Clefable danced. They were as magnificent as I remembered them, their moon stone glowing in the moonlight.

I looked over at Silver hesitantly. He smiled slightly at the dancing fairy pokemon, but then he looked at me. "Gold? Why did you bring me here? I know you didn't just want to watch a bunch of pokemon dance."

I shifted anxiously. "Silver… have you ever dated anyone before?" I asked nervously.

He frowned slightly. Was he catching on to my motives? "No, why?"

"Kissed anyone?" I asked softly.

I saw blush creeping across Silver's face. "Why?" he repeated, not answering the question.

"Just curious," I offered. "Silver? How would let someone know you love them?"

Then Silver relaxed. He smiled slightly. "Really? You dragged me all the way out here so you could ask me about advice on girls? Sorry Gold, you'd be better off asking someone else. Try Blue."

I flinched at his lack of understanding. Then again, how could he understand something so… impossible? "It's not about a girl. Besides, I've already talked to Blue."

Then Silver's confused eyes met mine. "About what? Gold, you're starting to annoy me," he sighed.

Why didn't he get it? Maybe it was just too crazy for Silver to even think of. I took a deep breath. We were alone, no one would see us. It would be fine. He'd reject me, of course, but at least I would have gotten my true feeling off my chest. "Silver… what would you say if I admitted I've fallen in love with you?"

Looking back on it, Silver looked adorable when he was stunned. At the time though, it was nerve wrecking. "Are we still talking metaphorically?" he asked softly.

I shook my head. "Silver, I love you. I don't know why or when but it's been bothering me for months. I can't get you out of my head. I can't stop looking at you."

I didn't want to touch him. He looked a little uneasy. He backed away from me hesitantly. "Are you playing a trick on me?" he uttered weakly, looking so lost and confused.

I shook my head, willing myself to reach out. I finally forced myself to, and pulled him into my arms. He was too shocked to fight it. I held him tight, and for those few seconds, or maybe it was only a single second, he was mine and I let myself feel like he was.

Then he yanked away from me, gazing at me with scared and confused eyes. Then he ran away, as simple as that. I saw Murkrow flying him away through the air. I didn't cry. I just felt numb. I knew it'd hurt, but I didn't know it'd hurt as bad as it did.

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Huh. Well. I'm going to update pretty soon for a while, so look forward to them, please. I have like 50 pages written so far, but I need to proofread them. Ugh. Review please! Hate, love, I love you all. Eheheh. Criticism enjoyed, too.