Oh dear...I haven't updated this story in like...3 months? Oops.... Sorry my dear readers! (And thank you to all the kind people who reviewed.) Well, I actually haven't updated any of my stories for quite a while and this was stored away for a while. I'm actually not too happy with this chapter (I apologize for how it's broken up between point of views/shifts; terribly short for all the P.O.V.s) but I felt bad for not updating for so long and I haven't had time. Anyways, please enjoy anyways. And please review!
Disclaimer: Pokemon still isn't mine...
Crystal's P.O.V.
"Well, we're here."
I turned toward the others who just stood there unresponsively. We all looked at our "home" for the next few….days…weeks…months…? The building was a modest one, painted white with windows aligned perfectly in two straight rows. I counted five floors of windows just as the door in front of us (a heavy oak door) opened.
An elderly woman whose white hair was tied up in a tight bun came out slowly, aided by a cane. She looked at us quizzically. Finally she spoke. "Hello. Who might you children be?"
I opened my mouth, but Gold already started yammering. "I'm Gold! This serious gal is Crystal, the shortie on my back is Emerald, the wild girl is Sapphire, the fashion freak is Ruby, the quiet gal is Yellow, the bored guy is Green, Ms. Sexy over there is Blue, the mini bored guy is Silver, and that's Red!"
We all glared at Gold except Blue who blushed slightly and the toddlers who didn't understand. (It did seem that Silver was giving Gold a rather angry look.)
"Professor Oak sent us here," I said. The lady gave me a blank look. "Samuel Oak…?" I added.
"Ah! Samuel! Yes, he sent me a mail saying you would be coming here. Yes…" She nodded vaguely as we all watched her in slight amusement and confusion.
"So, where are we staying?" Sapph spoke up after a minute.
The woman stopped nodding and looked up, adjusting her glasses. "Young lady, have some patience!" She stomped her cane on the ground as we all jumped. "Now, you will all be staying on the second floor…Follow me."
She began to amble slowly down the path and we followed. Suddenly she stopped and turned. "By the way, my name is Jane Orchid. Please refer to me as Ms. Orchid." Finished speaking, she walked inside as we followed.
-inside-
"It's beautiful!"
Ruby's voice rang throughout the empty first floor as we walked in. The whole floor looked like a fancy hotel lobby, complete with comfy sofas, a desk, and a pond with Magikarp.
"Yes, it is," Ms. Orchid murmured. "Nice to see that some children these days still have manners." Ruby gave Sapph a smug grin as she glared at him. "Take off your shoes!" Ms. Orchid yelled suddenly, whapping Gold on the head with her cane.
Gold whipped around with a furious look in his eyes. "You crazy old-!" I immediately covered his mouth with my hand and turned to Ms. Orchid.
"Of course…sorry…." We all took off our shoes, leaving them on the shoe rack near the sofas, and putting on slippers that were next to the rack. Gold continued to glare and mutter things like, "crazy old zubat" and "that woman is whack," as we continued onto the elevator next to the desk.
-2 floors later-
"Here are your suites," Ms. Orchid said. She handed Green, Ruby, and me the keys. "Your rooms are to the left of the elevator," she directed to Ruby and I. "And yours' are on the right. Good night," she said to Green and Blue. With that, she went down with the elevator, leaving us alone.
We all stood there before Ruby broke the silence. "Guess we better check out these rooms…" We all nodded and separated.
-in front of Room #1-
"Click-!"
Slowly the door swung opened as Sapph and I stared into the darkness. My hand fumbled over the wall searching for a light switch as we stumbled in. Finally, the lights turned on as I flipped the switch.
"Hm…not bad," I observed. The style of the room was modern and classy, mostly in shades of black and white, with a few potted plants in the corners. Sapph wrinkled her nose.
"It's too cramped!" she protested, kicking off her slippers.
I sighed, putting down Yellow onto the black sofa in the middle of the room. Red wriggled out of Sapph's grasp, climbing up next to Yellow. Both of their heads were drooping as they blinked sleepily. I watched them for a minute before turning away.
"We should probably check out the rest of this place," I said to Sapph. She nodded in response.
After we had seen the kitchen, bathroom, and closet, we came across two doors. Sapph raised an eyebrow, opening the first door.
Inside were two identical beds that were children-sized. The wallpaper was alphabet print and the carpet was a light shade of pink. Scattered about on the floor were various games, toys, and stuffed pokedolls.
"I'm guessing this is the kids' room…." I muttered.
"No duh." Sapph rolled her eyes and walked out. I couldn't resist rolling my own eyes at her sarcasm before following her out. Already, Sapph had opened the second door and was simply standing in the door way with her back facing me.
"What's up?" I asked. I tried to peek over her shoulder just as she turned around, eyes blazing with anger.
"Why the fuck is there only ONE bed?!" she yelled.
Quickly, I put a hand over her mouth. "Shh! The kids might hear you!" I looked inside, horrified by the fact that what Sapph said was indeed true. There was only ONE bed.
I gaped in horror as I stared at the innocent queen-sized bed. While it was true that the bed was big enough to fit the two of us; the thought of sharing a bed with Sapph was….well, terrifying to say the least.
My eyes shifted as Sapph sat down on the bed. She sighed loudly, before asking, "So now what?"
"Well…" I started uncertainly. "We could always…share?"
"Hell no!" Sapph looked mortified.
"Why not?" I yelled back, slightly angered by her expression.
Sapph glared daggers straight at me. "Because you're going to-!"
I cut her off immediately, seeing the direction this conversation was headed. "I would never do that!" I protested. I could feel my neck growing hot at the very thought of what Sapph was implying.
"Sure…" she snorted.
Both of us were silent for a moment; I was still standing in the doorway, while Sapph was picking at the threads in the bed sheet. I turned around and called back to Sapph. "I'm gonna put Red and Yellow to bed. We'll talk about this later…"
As I walked out, I thought I could hear Sapph muttering angrily.
Room #2
Crystal's P.O.V.
"Sheesh super serious gal, calm down!"
"How can I be calm?" I shrieked. My voice rose an octave. "I'm stuck here in an apartment, with a toddler, a pervert like you, and only ONE bed!"
Gold chuckled, leaning against the white wall of (I shuddered) our bedroom. "Even if Rald's a toddler and yeah, we do only have one bed, how are you sure that I'm a pervert?"
I raised my eyebrow skeptically at him. "Don't even start. I know exactly how your sick mind works." Though he had the decency to blush, Gold didn't have the brains to wipe away the smirk that was growing on his face.
I shuddered, picking up Emerald from where he was sitting on the bed and walked out the door. "Where are you going?" Gold asked.
"Putting Emerald to bed," I answered. After a moment of thought, I added, "Don't do anything stupid."
Gold saluted me, his idiotic grin back in place. "Roger that!"
"This is going to be a long…while," I sighed.
Room #3
Green's P.O.V.
"…"
"…"
Blue walked into the room, rubbing her damp hair with a towel and stopped, raising an eyebrow. "What are you guys doing?"
"…"
"…"
Both Silver and I didn't respond. I continued glaring at that…midget, while he glared right back at me. Blue continued to watch us for a second, before walking over and scooping Silver up, giggling.
She shook her long hair back and hefted Silver to one side with an arm. "I can't even leave you two alone for thirty minutes without coming back and finding you looking like you're about to kill each other," she mock-sighed.
I rolled my eyes. "You're too noisy pesky girl…" I noticed Silver's glare deepen as I said this. "Besides, it's him that's glaring at me."
Blue held Silver up to eye level to check. At that moment, his face straightened into a stoic expression. Blue frowned.
"No he isn't!" she huffed indignantly. "Just because you don't like getting in trouble, doesn't mean you should pin the blame on others!"
My eye twitched as I realized a small smirk growing on Silver's face as Blue turned around. "I'm going to put Silver to bed; see you later!" she called back.
"That evil kid…" I couldn't help but think as I went to the bedroom.
Room #1
Ruby's P.O.V.
"Urgh-! Why can't you stay in your bed?"
I ran out of the bedroom and into the kids' (wow it felt weird saying that…) bedroom. Once inside I could see Sapph holding up a struggling Red while a frightened looking Yellow sat on her bed, staring at the pair of them.
"What's going on?" I asked. I had been unpacking my things (we had stopped by our houses before coming to Ms. Orchid's home) when I had heard the commotion.
Sapph's head whipped around to face me as she practically growled out, "Red won't stay in his freakin' bed!"
I cocked an eyebrow in confusion. "Why? And don't use that kind of language in front of the kids," I added.
She rolled her eyes but shrugged in response to my question. "I dunno. Every time I try to get him to stay in his bed, he keeps trying to get up!"
"Well, maybe you should try asking him," I said patiently. I took Red from Sapph and sat him down on the empty bed. Looking at him seriously, I asked. "Why do you keep getting out of bed?"
No response.
"Is it because you have to go to the bathroom?"
Red shook his head.
"Are you thirsty?" Sapph tried.
Another head shake.
"Hungry?"
Another no.
"What do you want?" Sapph half-yelled in frustration. I shook my head at her impatience as Red stared at her in awe, and Yellow looked slightly afraid.
This time however, there was a response. Red pointed a chubby finger straight ahead. I looked where he was pointing. Yellow. Obviously, Red was extremely protective of Yellow; so much so that he didn't even want to leave her side when they were sleeping. Sapph and I looked at each other in confusion. Carefully, I put Red down and went over to Sapph to discuss the situation.
"Well, should we let them?" I whispered to Sapph.
"I dunno; I don't see why not." She shrugged nonchalantly.
I looked back at the kids. Red had already tucked Yellow in and was watching her wide-eyed as she closed her eyes and fell asleep. I couldn't help smile a little at the sight. They reminded me of…I glanced at Sapph who raised her eyebrows quizzically at me. I turned to Red, shaking my head free of thoughts.
"Fine…here." Hurriedly I tucked Red in next to Yellow. Almost immediately, he fell asleep with a content expression.
Sapph and I tiptoed out of the room, carefully easing the door closed. Immediately, both of us sighed simultaneously and slid to the ground. "Who knew just putting them to bed would be this complicated?" I sighed.
Sapph just nodded in a tired manner. Finally she stood up and stretched. "I'm gonna go shower now," she called back.
Immediately I sat up straight. Shower? And then after that…I shivered. Bed time.
A/N: Haha, yes the old sharing the room/bed scenario. Yes I know I kind of did this in my other story ("Chinese Finger Trap") but this one will be a little more interesting...*insert evil laughter*; you'll see in the next chapter. Again, sorry for taking so long to update and sorry for how badly this chapter is broken up. Perhaps I will edit it one day....or not. Please leave a review!
