Hey! Guess what? I'm going to Mexico next week! I'll be gone from the 7th through the 13th. So don't expect any updates before I get back, because I'll most likely not have any time to work on typing up chapter eight. And, I'm sorry for not updating LATT when I said I would, but I haven't been able to watch the last scene. When I come back, I will try very, very hard to take twenty minutes out of my day to review the last part of the movie!
The name Kinda is pronounced: Kin – Duh. Not "kinda" like "She's kinda hungry." No. It's Kin – Duh. Got it? Good.
Don't expect anything spectacularly good in this chapter. This chapter is just a stupid filler. Which is why it is so short.
A few people (mainly Drew) might be a little OOC in this chapter so...watch out!
I had no idea for a name for this chapter, so I named it "A Gem's Idea" because Ruby (same name as a gemstone) is telling someone of her ideas!
The name of the park...Well, I'm sorry, but I have no creativity, and if you don't know what I'm talking about, then just add an "s" to the end of the Park's name and you'll see what I mean. lol (It will ring a few bells if you've learned African-American history yet.)
The preview in the last chapter is way off. I decided not to let Drew know about May and Brendan's "moment" just yet. He has to spend some time with May before some hell is raised. XD
Oh, and this is some random fact, but Ruby is two inches shorter than Drew. Drew is about the height of an average fourteen year old boy. Ruby is also two inches shorter than Brendan. So Brendan is the same height as Drew. (Brendan's a little tall for his age.)
This chapter might be a little perverted because Ruby tells Drew why she thinks he is perverted! XD
Warning: This chapter shall be rated T+ for language and suggestive themes. (Whatever the heck that means...)
Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon.
Claimer: I do own Ruby, HPD, and everything else that isn't in the anime.
Chapter Seven: A Gem's Idea
August 4 – 1:28PM – Birch's Guest House, Littleroot Town, Hoenn
Dawn looked over at May. She was wrapped up in her blanket, staring out the window. A large bump was visible on the back of her head.
May had been like this for the past two days, ever since she came back from her walk. She only got out of bed to use the bathroom and eat a meal. Whenever one of them suggested going outside, May quickly rejected the offer. It was as if she was hiding from something.
But May acted her worse whenever someone was at the front door. That someone was always Brendan. Whenever the doorbell rang, May would hide deeper under her covers.
When asked why she was scared of Brendan, she would deny that she ever was. May hadn't told Misty, Dawn, or Ruby about what happened during her walk. She would definatley not tell Ruby. With her big mouth, she might run off and tell Drew about it. And if Drew found out... Who knows what he would do.
They hadn't seen Drew since their last encounter at the pool. May refused to leave the house, and if someone had to leave, she needed to have someone stay with her at the house. Just in case Brendan showed up.
Misty was concerned for May. Knowing that the brunette was awake, Misty asked, "May did something happen during your walk? Something with Brendan?"
May sat up in her bed and waved her hands in front of her, while she quickly replied in a nervous tone, "No, nothing happened between me and Brendan, why would you think that something happened between us?!"
"Well for one, you're acting really nervous while answering these questions, and two, you hide whenever he comes over." Dawn stated. "Care to explain your actions?"
May looked around the room. Only Misty and Dawn were there. Ruby was in the kitchen cleaning up the dishes that had become dirty during the lunch hour.
As long as Ruby's not here, I can talk about it. May thought to herself, inhaling a large amount of air before she started talking, "What I'm about to tell you, can never be told to Ruby, okay?"
Seeing the reassuring smiles that she was receiving, May started her story.
"Well, I was walking by that river that Skitty fell into a few days ago. I saw a Zigzagoon on the other side, and I tried to cross over. But then a Magikarp hit me, and I fell in the river. I think I hit my head on something, because now there's this bump on the back of my head."
Misty gasped. Dawn covered her mouth with her hands. This was exactly what Dawn had said wouldn't happen.
"The next thing I knew, I was waking up on the riverbank. Brendan and his Swampert were there. He said that I was unconscious in the river, and Swampert pulled me to shore. Then he said that he..." May trailed off.
"What did he do, May?" Misty urged her to continue.
May gulped and whispered, "He gave me CPR."
Dawn's jaw dropped. Misty's eyes widened.
"And then when I was leaving, I gave him a kiss...On the cheek! And it was only because I was thankful that he saved my life." She quickly added.
"So you're avoiding him because he saved your life?" Dawn tilted her head to the side.
May sighed, "No, it's because I don't know if I gave him the kiss or not."
"But May," Misty leaned in a bit so that she wouldn't raise her voice, "You said that when you were leaving, you gave him the kiss. How could you not have given it to him?"
"No it's not that kiss that I'm worried about."
"Wait," Dawn held up her hands before Misty could question, "Are you saying that there was more than one?"
Should I tell them? May asked herself. As she was juggling between the advantages and disadvantages of telling her two friends about the dream, Ruby walked in.
"It's time to strip." Ruby stated as she walked over to her bed.
"What?!" May and Misty screeched at the same time.
Ruby gave them weird looks and said, "It's time to strip. You know. The beds?"
She pulled the covers off of her own bed as the older girls let out sighs.
"We didn't know what you were talking about at first." Misty laughed.
The twelve year old placed all the blankets and covers in a pile as she said, "Well, I was talking about the beds. We need to wash them every other week. You know how Brendan is when it comes to cleanliness."
Dawn and Misty giggled, while May got an uncomfortable look on her face.
Noticing May's change in expression, Ruby asked, "What's wrong May?"
"Nothing." May quietly mumbled.
I better talk to Brendan about this. Ruby thought to herself as she faced Misty, "I'm going out. You can work the washing machine, right?"
Misty nodded her head, and Ruby left the guest house.
She quickly crossed the street and jabbed Brendan's doorbell multiple times.
"I'm coming, I'm coming!" Came a muffled voice from behind the door.
As the door opened, Ruby quickly pushed herself in and slammed the door shut behind her.
"Ruby? What are you doing here?" Brendan gave his cousin an odd look.
"I need to talk to you," She started with a concerned face, "About May."
Brendan saw how concerned Ruby was. She never was like this unless something bad was happening.
"Why? Is everything okay?"
"It seems like that but... I beg to differ." She muttered as she entered the living room and sat down in one of the armchairs.
"She's been acting strange ever since she came back from her walk. She won't leave the house, she won't leave her bed. And she hides whenever you ring the doorbell."
Brendan's red eyes grew.
"I think something happened two days ago before she came home. Something that had to do with you. Want to tell me what happened?"
The white haired boy blushed and took a seat on the couch across from the armchair. "Well, I sorta gave her...CPR."
"You 'sorta' gave her CPR?" Ruby asked using air-quotes.
"Okay, I gave her CPR. She was unconscious, and I had to do something. I couldn't just let her die right in front of me!"
Why would she be hiding from him after he saved her life? Ruby thought. "Brendan, did anything else happen?"
"You mean besides the fact that she almost had her tongue down my throat?"
"She what?!" Ruby stood out of her seat in shock.
"When I was giving her CPR, she started to kiss me, and play with my hair. If I didn't pull back, she would have advanced to tongue wrestling." Brendan said, blushing madly and nervously looking around the room.
Ruby's shocked expression didn't leave her face as she walked out of the room.
"Hey, where are you going?" Her cousin asked as she opened the front door.
"I'm going to see someone."
"Well, can you do something for me?" Brendan asked, his cheeks starting to glow red.
Ruby turned around in the door frame and asked, "Yeah, what?"
"Could you...ask May if we're going out now?" His face was crimson now.
Ruby sighed, "Brendan, I know how much you like her, but nows not the best time to ask her something like that. She almost lost her life two days ago! But...I'll ask her when she's better."
She didn't wait for an answer as she closed the door behind her and started walking towards the middle of town.
1:56PM – Littleroot Resort, Littleroot Town, Hoenn
Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!
The manager of Littleroot Spas and Resort grabbed Ruby's hand and stopped her from tapping the small desk bell.
"May I help you?" He asked, trying to keep his voice calm and kind, but miserably failing.
Pulling her hand away, Ruby said, "Yes. I need to know if anyone named Drew is in the building right now."
"Let me check our sign-out sheet..." He mumbled flipping papers behind the front desk.
Ruby waited for a few seconds, before tapping her fingernails on the bamboo desk.
Tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap!
She could've sworn she saw a vein pop in the manager's forehead.
She only stopped when he cleared his throat, "It appears that Drew is not here at the moment. If you would like –"
"Thanks, bye!" Ruby interrupted him, turned on her heel and dashed out of the hotel.
As she walked down the sidewalk she thought to herself, I will not tell Drew about May and Brendan. I'll just help him out, without letting him know.
Coming near the Southern part of the town, she entered a field named Rosa Park. Ruby opened up a pokeball and let her Vulpix out.
The Vulpix yawned as she stretched out her legs and paws. Turning her head to each side, she was amazed by the landscape.
The grass was a lush earthy green, with tall oak and elm trees rising out of it in different areas of the park. Small wooden benches that were big enough to hold three people were spread throughout the area. One bench was seated atop a hill that overlooked the large town. Rose bushes surrounded the bench, acting as a fence.
"Kinda, can you help me find Drew?" Ruby bent down so that she was eye level with the fire type, "I have a feeling that he's somewhere in here."
The Vulpix, Kinda, tilted her head to the side in confusion.
"Oh that's right. You haven't met Drew yet, have you?" Ruby sighed but then brightened up, "Just look for a boy a little taller than me with green hair."
"Vulp? Pixie vul? (Green hair? You mean like grass?)" Kinda questioned her trainer.
Ruby giggled, "Yup. Just like grass."
"Pix vul lu..Vulpix pul! (That's gonna be hard...But I'll try my best!)" The Vulpix held her head up heroically as Ruby giggled at her pokemon's statement.
"Good job Kinda. I'm sure we'll find Drew in no time. This park doesn't look that big!"
2:43PM – Rosa Park, Littleroot Town, Hoenn
"This park is so big..." Ruby whined, her Vulpix panting beside her as they trudged towards a new area of the park.
They had been searching for the older boy for over half an hour. Kinda had suggested that maybe Drew had left the park, or had never been there at all. But Ruby refused to go elsewhere. She said that she had a "feeling" that Drew was there in the park.
A male's voice was heard shouting a command, "Good job Flygon. Return!"
Ruby and Kinda turned to their left and saw a boy returning his Flygon to its pokeball a few meters away. Recognizing the boy, Ruby ran up to him waving her hands in the air yelling, "Hey, Pervert Boy!"
The boy flinched at the sound of Ruby's voice. He raised an eyebrow as the girl stopped in front of him and started panting; her hands on her knees.
"Pervert Boy? Is that my new name?" He asked as Ruby stood up strait.
She quickly put on an innocent face, "What you don't like it? Well, I guess we all have our likes and dislikes, don't we Grass Head?"
Rolling his eyes he sighed, "What do you want?" He then noticed that Ruby was alone. "And where's May?"
"Aw, that's so cute! You care about her!" Ruby cooed, and then her face became serious, "That's what I'm here to talk about."
"What, you've lost May? How could you lose a girl who screams for fun?" Drew smirked and flipped his hair.
God, I have no idea how May could think that thing is sexy. It is annoying with a capitol A. Ruby complained in her mind but continued on with her explanation, "May hasn't left the house in two days. Something is wrong with her, but she won't tell me at all. That's where you come in."
"Are you planning something?" Drew asked, lowering his eyebrows into a thoughtful frown.
"Duh! Why else would I waste my afternoon talking to you?!" Ruby snapped rolling her eyes and then going back to her serious face, "I need you to get May out of the house somehow."
Drew answered, "I'll stop by the house later if –"
"No!" Ruby shouted, "You can't come to the house because May won't get out of her bed! You need to get her out of the house, without talking to her!"
"Are you telling me to write a letter to her?"
Ruby groaned, "I don't know! Just take her someplace nice tomorrow!" She paused and then grinned, "I'll show you this really nice place that I know for sure, she will love. Follow me!"
Is this girl bipolar or something? Drew asked his thoughts as he followed Ruby through the park."Why do you think I'll take May somewhere?"
"I'm making you take her somewhere, because I need to help you with your problem!" Ruby replied in a happy tone, as she picked up her Vulpix who was panting heavily.
Drew smirked and placed his hands in his pockets, "I'm not the only one with a problem here."
Ruby stopped walking and jabbed a finger at Drew's chest, "Tell me something Drew, do you or do you not love May?"
"What kind of quest–" He started.
"You know what? Don't even answer that question. I know you'll just deny it anyway." The twelve year old rolled her eyes and started walking again with Kinda in her arms and Drew by her side. "But I know how you really feel about her. I can see it in your eyes."
Drew raised an eyebrow at the younger girl, "What are you? A fortune teller?"
"At least it's better than being a perverted, grass haired, lovesick, fourteen year old boy." Ruby muttered under her breath, trying to make it seem like she didn't want Drew to hear, when in reality she really did. Kinda giggled.
"Why do you think I'm perverted? What have I ever done to make it seem that way?" Drew asked while rolling his eyes.
Ruby giggled, "Where do I start? Well, you told May that you had seen bodies that are better than hers. Meaning that you have not only have checked out other women before, but you examined May's body well enough to be able to tell that her body is not the best in the world. Am I right, or am I right?"
Drew stayed silent thinking over what Ruby had just said. She then laughed and said, "It's a rhetorical question. I already know what you're answer's going to be anyway."
"And what do you think it is?"
"You were going to say that I," She pointed to herself, "was correct. You have checked out women before, and you were overwhelmed at the sight of May in a bikini. At the sight of only five percent of May's body being covered, you wanted to hold her and make out on the spot."
"If May has told you anything about me," Drew followed Ruby up a hill, "Then you should know that I am not perverted. I would never want to do anything like that to May."
Ruby scoffed, "Yes you would."
"I just said –"
"No, you wanted to kiss her! Don't lie to me mister!" Ruby interrupted him, with irritation noticeable in her voice.
Drew sweat dropped as he mumbled, "You're starting to sound like Roselia."
"Well, maybe I am your Roselia!" She snapped, but then changed her mood to excited as they arrived at the top of the hill, "Here it is! Isn't it pretty? May will love it if you take her here tomorrow!"
They were standing on top of the hill that overlooked Littleroot Town. All of the buildings in the town were visible, and the sky above looked even larger from where they were standing. Kinda jumped out of Ruby's arms as Ruby sat down on the bench.
"And look!" Ruby lowered her nose to sniff the roses in the rose bush behind the bench, "Roses! This will be so romantic!"
"Roman–" Drew started, his eyes widening.
"And what will be even better, is if you bring her here at night time. Then the stars will be out! And love always starts under the stars!" Ruby squealed. "This will be so close to matching that scene in that movie I saw!"
"And that movie would be...?"
"Oh, it was a romance story about a Mightyena and a Flareon. The Mightyena took the Flareon on a date one night, and they were walking down a moonlit pathway. Then they sat on a hill and watched the Chinchou and Lanturn dance underneath the lake's surface at the bottom of the hill. Then later, they went stargazing together! It was so cute!" Ruby squealed, her eyes twinkling.
Drew crossed his arms and raised an eyebrow, "What makes you think that I even want to get May out of the house?"
Ruby groaned, "Must I say it again? You love her. You want her to be happy. So you will do as I say, so that May is happy and not scared of getting out of her bed anymore. And besides," A sly grin slowly appeared onto her face, "I can help you with what to say."
"And why would I want your help?"
"Because you could say," Ruby cleared her throat and lowered her voice to match that of a man's, "'May are you in love with me? Because my passion for you burns with the white hot intensity of one thousand suns. Oh, damn it to hell, let's make out now'!"
Kinda started giggling and rolling around in the grass as Ruby laughed at her Drew impersonation.
Drew on the other hand, was starting to really not like this girl. Glaring daggers at the red-head, he growled, "What is your problem?"
Ruby calmed down her laughs and sighed again, "Sounds like I have to tell you yet again. You just can't stop questioning your problem, can you?"
She stood up and walked over to the older boy. She looked up at his face, making sure that he was acknowledging her presence and continued talking without waiting for his answer, "You are in love with my cousin's best friend. I'm not going to tell you who I think May should be with, but seriously. If you want to tell her how you feel before someone else does, you should do it soon. And fast." Ruby walked over to her Vulpix, picked her up and started down the hill with her back to Drew.
"Unless you want to die at an old age, all alone with nothing but memories and wonders of what could have been, you should get a move on. I'll be waiting for your invitation for May to join you here. I expect it to be delivered to our guest house tonight, so then you can have your little 'date' tomorrow evening. See ya later, Grass Head!" She waved a hand without turning around, missing the murderous look on Drew's face.
As she continued her way out of the park she let out a relieved sigh and mumbled, "Helping Drew sure is hard. But helping Brendan will be even harder..."
6:13PM – Birch Guest House, Littleroot Town, Hoenn
"You're using a fork." Misty stated in disbelief, watching Ruby stab her ramen with a fork as the others used chopsticks.
Ruby swallowed the ramen in her mouth and said, "Yeah, I always use forks. I never learned how to use chopsticks."
"It's true." Dawn joined in, picking up some noodles with her chopsticks, "I tried teaching her, but it's impossible. I worked with her for a day, but she never –"
"Are you done with your ramen Dawn?" May interrupted, staring at Dawn's full bowl of noodles.
Dawn giggled nervously and said, "Uh...no...I'm not even half way done, May. Why don't you finish your noodles?"
"Because I already finished." May pouted.
The youngest stared at the brunette, her jaw dropped. "How could you have finished, when we just sat down two minutes ago?"
"May's a fast eater." Misty stood up and walked over to the pantry. She came back holding a box of crackers, which she gave to May. As she picked up her chopsticks to finish her dinner, she froze.
"Okay," The eldest glanced at the three other girls; her gaze lingering on May, "Who ate my ramen?"
Dawn's smile was hidden behind her hand as May nervously laughed. Ruby turned her line of vision to the window next to her. She had been glancing out of it every few minutes, ever since she arrived home a few hours ago.
"Hey May, does that Masquerain look familiar?" Ruby asked, getting out of her seat and walking towards the back door which was located beside the window.
"Hm?" May watched Ruby walk out the back door and come face-to-face with a Masquerain.
The Masquerain had a note attached to one of it's legs. Carefully untying the string that held it together, Ruby took the paper away from Masquerain. Connected to the letter, was a red rose.
Before she went back into the house, Ruby whispered, "Tell Drew, I said thanks."
Masquerain nodded his head and flew off into the orange-tinted sky.
Walking back into the house and handing the letter and rose to May, Ruby teased, "It's from your boyfriend."
"Drew is not my boyfriend!" May glared at the red-head.
"I never said it was from Drew." Ruby replied in an innocent tone.
Huffing, May opened up the letter and read the contents of the paper.
Hey May,
I haven't seen you in a while. Where have you been? I've had nobody to tease for the past two days. Well, whatever. If you want to train your pokemon with me, then be at Rosa Park tomorrow at 7PM. Don't be late.
With love,
Drew
May blushed as she read the last few words. Dawn and Ruby looked over May's shoulders and read the letter.
"Aw, he said 'with love'!" Dawn cooed.
Wow. Good job on the invitation Drew. But you'll need my help to make the date fun. Ruby thought as a smirk slowly appeared on her face.
8:34PM – Littleroot Town, Hoenn
"Interesting," A person exclaimed softly as they examined the pictures of a boy with light green hair and a girl with scarlet hair. "Drew is dating a girl like her? She looked like she was two years younger than him. Oh well, as long as everybody is up to date on this new relationship, everything should be good."
So how did you like this stupid filler chapter?
The line that Ruby said while imitating Drew, is credited to Bittersweet-Romanticide. She made up the line in a review for my friend Lil-Priestess's story. So, don't give me the credit!
Heh, sorry about making Ruby talk about that movie she saw. It sounds familiar doesn't it? lol. XD
I hope this chapter gave you guys more info on Ruby. Like, how she has a habit of tapping her fingers and interrupting people. Ruby can be serious at times, she doesn't always tease. And Ruby doesn't know how to use chopsticks. I also hope that you all noticed that Ruby said she would try to help Brendan, as well as Drew. She is not pro Contest, nor pro Hoenn. But for some weird reason, Ruby is helping both boys.
It's confusing, I know. xP
Oh and Ruby is NOT dating Drew. I hope you all know that.
The next chapter is the major Contestshipping chapter!
Preview for chapter eight:
"Dawn, can I borrow some of your hair stuff?" May yelled while looking at herself in the bathroom mirror.
"Sounds like somebody's treating it like a date!" Came a squeal from outside the bathroom door.
May huffed and shouted, "Be quiet, Ruby!"
Heehee! x3
I still need people to tell me if they want Ruby in Cursed Roses, so...you know what to do. xP