Chapter two peeps! Thank you so much to the people who are currently following this story! I felt so giddy when I saw that just within the first 24 hours I uploaded the first chapter there was already four reviews!

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Everything was going according to Gold's plan. A week after being seen by Red in the Viridian forest, he was pestered by Emerald about his apparent 'relationship' with Yellow while they were in the Elm laboratory sorting the professor's mail.

"I'm not saying senior Yellow's not pretty or smart or charming." Emerald explained, looking curiously at Gold. "She likes senior Red, right? So why go out with you?"

"Can't she get over him and fall in love with me and my awesome good looks?" Gold smirked. Emerald gagged and rolled his eyes disgustedly.

"What about Crystal?"

"What about her?"

His nonchalant answer surprised the younger boy. He had always thought that something was going on between the two of them. They always bickered like an old married couple.

"Crys! Where the hell are my dentures!?"

"Have you checked inside your mouth, you dimwitted idiot!?"

Emerald looked at his senior and noticed something. After mentioning Crystal's name, Gold's ears turned into a bright shade of scarlet. His confusion turned to realization and he laughed.

"I see what you're doing."

Gold looked at him in a bored way. His eyes betrayed nothing, but, for a moment, Emerald saw a flash of irritation across his amber colored eyes.

"I'm not doing anything," replied Gold, his eyebrows raised.

"Yeah right." scoffed Emerald, his lips curling into a grin. "You wanna make her jealous. And I bet Yellow's your willing accomplice."

He's sharp for a weird kid thought Gold. "I have no idea what you're talking about." he yawned; slapping a pile of envelopes into a drawer full of paper and random candy wrappers.

Before Emerald could say anything else, Crystal suddenly burst into the room with so much force that Gold actually fell from his seat. Her eyes focused Gold and her voice was tinged with obvious jealousy.

"I heard you're with Yellow now. Is it true?"

Gold stood up as regally as a guy who fell on his butt could and rubbed his backside. "Hello to you too Crys, sorry for surprising you. Does Rald look like Yellow to you? he asked coolly.

Crystal's eye twitched. Emerald mentally saluted Gold for his bravery (or stupidity) in sarcastically answering Crystal's venom stained question.

"You know what I mean." she growled, her eyes shooting daggers at the raven haired boy.

Gold stood up and returned her gaze.

"So what if I am?"

Emerald suddenly became aware of the dangerous situation he was currently in between, literally. He slowly crept out of the room, mumbling something about fresh air and silently praying that the two wouldn't start hurling random objects at dangerous speeds.

The two individuals having a stare down ignored him. Crystal's fists were balled up so tightly that her knuckles looked chalk white. Gold, though he looks unfazed by her outbursts, was doing some quick thinking.

If looks could kill, I'm probably dead now, he thought. I was hoping she wouldn't find out this early. Well, I guess I have no choice…

Gold dropped his glare and, with as much sincerity he could muster, he said to Crystal "You look beautiful when you're angry. But you'll look even more beautiful if you'd smile."

The sudden compliment caught her off guard. Crystal blinked her eyes and blushed.

"Sh-shut up, Gold!"

"No. I won't. Let me explain, Crys."

She shook her head angrily. "No need for explanations. Just tell me if it's true."

Gold walked over to her and leaned towards her face. "Why?"

Crystal stumbled backward, but she managed to keep her balance. Her face was redder than before. "Be-because!"

The amber-eyed boy laughed, not unkindly, at her childish reply.

"Please let me explain, Crys." he tried again.

"Fine." she answered coldly, turning away from him.

"Yellow isn't my girlfriend. I'm her fake boyfriend."

"…"

"I came up with this plan 'coz I saw her crying over senior Red around a week ago. The plan was to make him jealous and make him realize what a great girl Yellow was."

"…"

"Say something, Crys. You're scaring me."

Crystal faced him, her clear eyes standing out from her still red face. She still looked angry but her face somehow looked relieved.

"Why didn't you tell me then?" Her tone was still doubtful but the anger in her voice vanished.

Gold looked at her with a sheepish smile.

"Yellow's not the only one who wants to make someone jealous."

There was an awkward silence. Crystal put two and two together and she realized the meaning of Gold's words.

"You idiot!" she went to Gold and punched him. She wasn't that strong but the force and the suddenness surprised him and he fell, again, on his backside.

"You could've said something! Why did you have to do all this? Do you know how much confusion this caused me?" She was close to hysterical now.

"Sorry, Crys." Gold apologized. He stood up, carefully, as not to provoke another outburst. "I know I shouldn't have done this but what choice do I have? Would you have taken me seriously if I told you I like you a week ago?"

"I guess not." Crystal laughed embarrassedly. She wiped her eyes and gave him a small smile. "I like you too, by the way."

Gold let out a large sigh and fell onto a chair. He faced her and gave him his signature bad boy grin. "So… your reaction means my plan worked?"

Crystal pulled up a chair and sat down beside him. She leaned over to him. "Gold. Just shut up."

"Rodger that."

She shut him up with a kiss.