Hello! I'm a new FanFiction author here. I have been inspired by many other authors to finally make my own story. This is a FranticShipping story, with a few hints of Special, OldRival, and MangaQuest here and there. So, I'm trying to make this a long term project, and I hope my first story is going to be a good one. Be aware, I might hint to various other fanfics for these two, and I'll reveal those the chapter after the one with the hints. I might have some spelling and grammar mistakes here and there, so please forgive me if I do. And please leave a review so I can see how I did. I do not own anything.

Enjoy!

*Tips: (..)-Meant a short time skip

(...)-Meant a long time skip

('')/(Italic)-Meant it was a character's thought

("")-Speech/dialogue

(Isolated Italic word/phrase)-Meant it was emphasized on

Iridescent-Prologue:

The cool spring breeze gently played with the raven-black hair of a crimson-eyed, messy-looking little boy. Struggling to pull away from his young mother's hold, the boy kept envisioning a tough boy, the same age as him, ready to engage in a friendly Pokémon battle with him. "Ruby!" Aisuru exclaimed, attempting to make her mischievous little monkey gobble down a piece of toast. "It's not as if the Professor's child is gonna run away!" Finally, the young trainer caved in and grudgingly ate the piece of toast. Smirking cheerfully, Aisuru gently patted his head. "Good monkey." He growled, turning away from his mother and taking off with his running shoes in the direction of the forest where he was to meet his new friend.

..

Heavy breathing and panting escaped into the air as Ruby skidded to a halt a few feet from the river bank. Calming himself after a while, he anxiously and eagerly searched around the area in search for the boy he hoped to meet and challenge. His eyes stopped on a young, pretty brunette in a pink, frilly dress at the edge of the river. Quickly diverting his eyes from her, he frantically searched the remainder of the area for a male, at least, but found none. He sighed, a little disappointed. Maybe the pretty girl by the river was the Professor's child, his playmate.

But he couldn't bear to think of that as a possibility.

So he sat down and leaned his head against a tree, and patiently waited. For seconds. Then minutes. Then half an hour. He hesitated to stand up, but soon accepted the fact, and walked over to the girl. He gently tapped her shoulder and she flinched, clearly startled. She turned around and stared at him in surprise. Ruby moved back a little, and the 5-year old brunette stood up. Fidgeting around and playing with her fingers, the girl shyly stared at her elegant shoes.

"Hi there! I'm Ruby! Our parents set up a playdate for us!" Ruby cheerfully greeted with a smile, holding out his hand for her to shake. The brunette shyly looked up, with both admiration and confusion at his outgoing attitude. "Hi...I'm...S-Sapphire.." she stammered, nervously flashing a small smile at him, and shaking his hand. He froze in place, staring with awe at how cute her face looked when she smiled. She noticed him staring, and slightly blushed and looked away. Ruby soon noticed this and looked away as well, blushing a teeny bit more.

"So...what do you wanna do first?" the young trainer asked, curious as to what this girl liked to do."Um...look at the other Pokémon near the forest...?" Sapphire suggested, uncertainly. Ruby smiled again. He liked how this girl thought."I like your idea, but I wanted to do something a little bit different." he said, emphasizing the word by moving together his pointer finger and thumb to create a 1 mm space in between. Sapphire found this..rather cute, and giggled. "What is it?" she asked, curiosity evident in her eyes.

"You'll see." he said, grinning from ear to ear. He grabbed her hand and took off toward the forest. "C'mon, Fire-chan!" he exclaimed, looking back at her with an excited expression. 'Fire? When did he come up with a nickname for me? And he's already calling me a close friend?' Sapphire thought. 'He's a bit weird..' Having realized Ruby was relentlessly speeding up his pace, she came back to her senses. Frantically, she tightened her grip on his soft hand and struggled to imitate his pace. She felt a little uneasy running into a forest with a stranger.

But for some reason, she couldn't help but feel unusually safe with him.

..

Two shadows appeared near the bottom of a spruce tree, as some heavy breathing blended in with the peaceful sounds of the coniferous forest. The two little figures straightened up, and a slightly high pitched, silky voice rang out. "So..what are we gonna do?" Sapphire asked a breathless Ruby, her curiosity gaining the better hand over her politeness. However, Ruby looked up with the same grin as before. "You'll see." he repeated. 'I admit, that annoys me to some extent.' Just then he grabbed her hand again, and she couldn't help but blush a bit. "Follow me." he said, excitedly and softly at the same time, if that was possible.

Soon after, the duo arrived at what looked like a small clearing near one of the corners of the forest. Ruby walked out onto a soft patch of grass, and gestured to Sapphire to sit next to him. She obediently followed, and went she settled down, he whistled out a tune. While he did that, he threw up 3 Pokeballs in the air. Out came a Mudkip, a cool Poochyena, and a cute looking Skitty. And along with those 3, multiple Seedots, Wurmples and some Corphish and Lotads from the lake near the forest, neared their position.

Startled, Sapphire began to panic, hyperventilating and clutching to Ruby's shirt, frantically telling him to run away."Ruby,run!" she exclaimed, a panicked expression of shock and despair visible on her face. However, Ruby remained still, and had a reassuring smile on his face. "It's ok, Fire-chan!" he said, and gently pulled her down. As he did that, the Pokemon closed the remaining distance between them, and...started nuzzling against Ruby and Sapphire.

The duo started giggling, and Ruby started to nuzzle them back. That immediately made Sapphire calm down, and she shyly ruffled the fur on Ruby's Skitty. She then pressed her back against Ruby's, and giggled again. Now, she felt safer and more comfortable. Smiling, she started hugging all the Pokemon huddled near her, feeling their warmth. "We're playing with Pokemon today.." Ruby softly said, as if it wasn't already obvious. Finally, Sapphire understood why he kept it a surprise, and smiled wider. "I promise we'll be the best of friends.." Sapphire said..closing her eyes and drifting off to sleep. "I promise to never part from you..." Ruby replied, feeling drowsy himself. The two wanted to keep their promises..

Suddenly, he felt a buzzing.'My PokeGear..?'

Ruby opened his eyes to see-

Red painted walls?

The teenager quickly looked around, only to find himself in front of his desk, holding a picture album. Sighing, he looked down at the picture on the page he was on. Him and Sapphire after their first playdate, playing with Pokemon...

There he was, again, celebrating his birthday with nobody but himself.

He shook his head, took off his hat and plopped down on his bed. And drifted off to sleep, hugging the album to his torso.

To escape reality.

The reality, where he had broken that promise.

So, how'd you guys like it? Was it okay for a prologue? Please review and give me some feedback. I'd really appreciate it! And, I'll update as soon as I can. Probably within the next , I guess, until next time! :D

Cya~