The sun had almost completely risen by the time Ruby awoke.
'It must be around 10 in the morning or so', Ruby thought to himself, shuffling a bit, but trying to avoid a great deal of movement in an attempt to let Sapphire remain asleep next to him.
His slight motions caused her to mumble something and snuggle her head within his chest without really awakening. He couldn't help but chuckle a little. Even for a "barbarian" like her, she really was adorable.
Ruby continued to lay in the bean bag he and Sapphire had fallen asleep in, simply thinking to himself about what they were going to do. It really was quite a question, however, not only did they have to face his mother eventually after her catching them in the "act", but surely she or his father spread the word to Professor Birch. Just thinking about that made him shudder. He needed some way to get his mind off the future for a while, but what?
Ruby was so deep in thought, he hardly noticed Sapphire stirring beside him.
"…uh, hey," she mumbled, obviously still groggy, adjusting herself to better face him, then gave a big yawn. Ruby smiled, drifting back into reality.
"I was just thinking," He started, "What are we going to do about our, you know, problem from yesterday?"
"You mean yer mom, right? Papa prolly knows 'bout it too, by now," Sapphire pondered, rather calmly, given the circumstances.
"You seem to be taking all this pretty well," Ruby lowered an eyebrow at her nonchalant attitude.
"Well, whattaya want me to do? Freak out? We're almost eighteen, fer Pete's sake," She started, her tone harsher than before, "I mean, they can't be mad at us forever."
She had a point, he guessed. Really, they were getting older, it's not like they weren't children anymore. Regardless, that was going to be an awkward confrontation no matter how old they were. There had to be something they could do for at least the day that would help ease the stress a bit.
"I dunno about you, but I sure don't feel like going back home today," Sapphire shrugged, "Why don't we take a day trip ta Dewford and play on the beach a bit!"
Ruby laughed, after all this talk of not being children, she suggests going to "play" on the beach. It was slightly ironic, but nonetheless, a decent idea. Hearing him chuckle, she shot him a dirty look, about to yell at him for insulting her seemingly good plan. Ruby cut in right before she unleashed her fury.
"That doesn't sound bad at all. Actually, it'll be an excuse to try out the swimwear I just finished working on,"
Ruby got up and began ruffling through a box of fabrics and materials he left at the base for the time being. After a minute or so of shuffling, Ruby held up two pieces to a women's bathing suit. It held a very similar design to that of Sapphire's clothes; White stripes on a blue background. He gently tossed the suit to Sapphire as he began to find something for himself.
Sapphire pondered at the material she had just received. It had been a long time since she had worn a bathing suit, to be completely honest, but after some contemplation, she figured it would be a lot like her "jungle girl" style that she wears when doing field work.
"Well?" Sapphire was immediately placed back into reality, "Don't you just love it? Personally, I slaved over finding the right material that matched the color scheme I wanted. I was browsing craft stores all around the region!"
Sapphire could only really stare. She never had any valuable input when he got carried away about designs. It's not like she really knew what he was talking about anyway. The only thing she could say in this situation is how much of a pansy he was, but she decided to be civil with him, for once.
"It…looks nice," She finally mumbled causing him to give her a skeptical smile.
"You know, you should really try it on. It's always hard to gauge the breast sizes on things like this, seeing as they're always growing, it seems," Ruby grinned, pushing his glasses up a bit.
"Hmph," she puffed, cheeks flaming pink. It wasn't as if she wasn't interested in more sexual activities, but for some odd reason, she just hadn't been in the mood since what happened yesterday afternoon, "We'll worry about changing and such once we get there. It'll take about a day if we ride on Walo's back from Petalburg."
"Fair enough," Ruby said, shrugging, "but if the suit doesn't fit once we get there, you're going to be out of luck." He walked towards the entrance of the base, placing his clothing neatly into his pack.
"So you said it takes a day or so to get to Dewford by sea, right?" Ruby's back faced her as he scratched his head through his hat.
"Yeah, I hope Walo's up fer it," Sapphire sighed slightly, finally getting up out of the beanbag, roughly shoving the bathing suit he tossed her in her waist bag.
"Ok, well, I'm going to run to the mart up in Oldale to pick up food and things. Why don't we meet in Petalburg at around three or so? That way you'll have time to get your Wailord ready and take care of anything you need to," Ruby shrugged. Sapphire nodded and started to walk out of the base.
"I'll see ya then, ok?" She smiled back at him as she ran off, waving her hand at him slightly.
He waved back and couldn't help but grin, laughing a bit through his teeth. They may argue a lot, but seeing the way things were between them, he wouldn't want it any other way.