Hello! I hope you all can enjoy this chapter that is FireRingShipping and almost one-sided SequelShipping. Although, Hugh already has a girlfriend, but she doesn't matter because she's just some barely mentioned OC.
Now I will do the disclaimer, considering I already used a lot of random pokemon characters.
I do not own pokemon, iPhones, Blackberry phones, or anything else I may add to this chapter as I type.
Enjoy!
N: Wait! You never featured me in the disclaimers! =(
Don't be such a whiner. How about I give you a cookie and a hug?
N: *eats cookie* Fine. How about a kiss?
Ew! HELL NO. I don't really like you that much. I barely even support Ferriswheel/IsshuShipping.
N: Aww… Then I'll just nibble on my cookie…
Good boy. On with the story.
(Next day) Ethan's POV
I walked inside the gym to help with the dance preparations. I really don't do anything when Prof. Elm dismisses people helping out.
And I don't mind missing home room at all, so I wanted to at least do something.
I walked up to Hilda to let her know I was helping out, but she was talking on the phone with one of those cool ear jacks.
"No, Bree! I said two THOUSAND balloons, not two hundred! At least you haven't ordered yet…Yes, twenty thousand balloons for tomorrow…Great, see you, bye." She hung up.
"Heya, Blanco. Can I help out with the dance?" I asked.
"Just a sec," she said as she began texting. "And…..send. IN YO' FACE, BLUBS!" I sweat dropped anime style.
"Why do you call Hilbert 'Blubs' when you're text fighting?" I really do wonder where the hell she made that up. Hilbert isn't fat. She suddenly put her phone away in one of her vest pockets and wrote something down on her clipboard.
"Ever watch Gravity Falls? Well, to insult each other in the most discreet way possible, I call him Blubs and he calls me Sheriff Durland," she explained making me sweat drop further. And to think I protected THIS girl from a bully.
"So, can I help out around here?" I asked once more.
"Sure, just for the day?" she asked with her pen on her clipboard again. I nodded and she scribbled something down. "Follow me." She led me down pretty much the whole gym to see if anyone needed help. Then she stopped a few feet from the stage. "You can help Rosa with the banner." Hilda pointed towards my project partner.
She was painting with red paint the dance's banner while sitting on the edge of the stage, the banner resting on her lap like a long ribbon, while her long hair laid splayed on the stage's floor behind her. I'd never seen her so beautiful…
I guess Hilda noticed that I was staring at her, because she nudged me with her elbow, and said,
"Hey, don't have too much fun, kiddo. Watch out for little Amy." And she walked off. I looked down at our egg that was hanging from a very, VERY small baby harness that Rosa had bought yesterday. Yes, she left me in charge for today. Like every hard-working mother. I still remember when my mother used to leave for work and leave dad in charge of Lyra and me since our mothers were coworkers.
I grinned and happily marched over to her, but instead of going up to her from the front, I quietly stepped up the stage and walked up from behind.
I knelt by her side and put my hand on her shoulder.
"Hi Rosa," I said making her startled. Her cheeks turned a bit red.
"Oh, it's you Ethan. What're you doing here? I'm not taking Amy 'till four," she claimed.
"I came to help out with the dance, and Hilda told me to help you out with the banner," I explained. Rosa shook her head while smirking.
"Tsk, tsk. Hilda and her careless decisions. Fine. You can take that marker and draw hearts or some decorations." I took off the harness and placed it a safe distance from us. I took the marker and gulped.
"Sure." After a long while of decorating the banner, I decided to break the ice before saying what I really came here to say.
"Ever hear the one about the fool that said no?" I asked flashing her a toothy grin.
"No," Rosa replied. I laughed. That one always works.
Nate's POV
"Hey!" I heard my little sister yell while laughing. I looked down from the light bulb I was fixing to see my little sister fuming and Ethan laughing. I smiled.
"Well? Looks like we've got ourselves another fool that said no," Ethan said laughing.
"Oh, shut up!" Rosa laughed further while accidentally painting a red streak on Ethan's shirt. They both laughed a lot, but I noticed Ethan's toothy grin. I know that grin. A certain roommate of mine has a crush. I chuckled. Of course he does.
"Rosa, can I ask you a question?" Ethan asked blushing. I kept on watching. I may be very nosy right now, but I like where this is going.
"Yeah, sure," my little sister said blushing a bit too.
"Would you… would you go to the dance with me?" he asked. I sighed in relief. It was barely that sweet and sugary stuff. I smiled. Say yes! My little buddy is worth it!
"I'd love to!" Rosa said tackling him in a hug. Although that tackle made her fall on top of Ethan, making him blush. A lot.
I smiled nostalgically. They grow up so fast.
Then I went back to my light bulb, but out of the corner of my eye, I saw Hugh standing outside of the gym's entrance with his girlfriend, Arianna, by his side.
(BTW: Arianna is some blonde fan girl from class C that last December managed to make it to Hugh's heart, making Rosa devastated without Hugh noticing.)
Hugh stared at Rosa and Ethan with a shocked, enraged, heartbroken look on his face. I shook my head.
You're too late, bro. It's game over now.
(Later) Hugh's POV
I went to see Rosa at her locker to probably ask her what all that was about. Probably just some accident knowing how clumsy she can be sometimes.
"Howdy, Rosa," I said greeting her, but she didn't look at me for a second. She just replied dryly as she put away her books.
"Oh, hi Hugh. What's up?"
"What was all that tackle non-sense about?" I asked. Her eyes widened as she slammed her locker shut.
"What non-sense?" she asked with her hand on her hip.
"When you hugged Ethan."
"What do you care? You made it clear last December that you wouldn't care about my personal life, now that you got Arianna with you."
"I care that you're still available for going to the dance." She just shook her head.
"Go with your girlfriend, player. I've already been asked out and I accepted." My eyes widened. No.
"Who?" I asked.
"It's none of your business. I don't want you laying a finger on my partner," she said slinging her bag on her shoulder. And she left without another word.
I became enraged and punched the wall.
"Gold."
I stormed off and looked far and wide across the school grounds for that mother*******. Once I spotted him closing his locker, I stomped up to him and pinned him to the wall.
"Do you know what you just did, Hibiki Gold?!" I yelled making him flinch.
"What do you mean?" he asked.
"I mean that you stole my girl, that's what, dead meat!"
"Arianna? I never talked to her once!" I became even more enraged and had my fist barely two inches from his face.
"It's not Arianna, idiot! It's—"
"HUGH!" Rosa stomped up to us and pushed me away from Ethan, making him tumble to the ground.
"What the hell are you doing?! You're going to hurt him!" Then she knelt by his side and stroked his face. "Did he hurt you?" I think that she was almost about to cry. But Ethan shook his head, and Rosa helped him stand up.
"I hate you, Hugh Cobalt!" And she left with him to the nurse's office.
I punched the wall once more. I'd lost her. Game over.
Rosa's POV
"Well, he's alright, it's just a mild nosebleed and a severe back pain, but no serious injuries. How did this happen?" Nurse Joy asked me as she went back to her counter.
"Uhh….he tripped. On a rock. A big rock. While driving his bike," I replied. She shook her head. I knew she wasn't buying it, but what can I do? Get Hugh expelled? Actually, that's not such a bad idea, when I think of it. But no, I'm not evil, I have at least some mercy.
"Sure. Well, you can see him now," Nurse Joy replied. I nodded and headed to his room. I went inside the room he was at, he was sitting on the doctor's table and had an ice pack and a tiger patch on his bare back. I blushed. Ethan looked pretty hot shirtless.
"Knocker, knocker. How you feeling, champ?" I asked. He grinned and nodded.
"Pretty good. The nosebleed is gone, but now my back is killing me," Ethan said.
I leaned against the opposite wall and stomped my foot.
"I hate him. I don't know how I could ever put up with him. I'm really sorry he did this to you," I said scowling.
I walked up to Ethan and brushed a stray hand of hair from his face as I smiled nostalgically at his eyes. "I'm terribly sorry," I apologized as I nostalgically caressed his cheek. Never in my wildest dreams did I think this would happen. It reminds me completely of the song by Lady Gaga, "Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)"
Ethan took the hand I was stroking him with.
"It's okay, I'm fine now," he said. I pecked his cheek.
"If you say so." Suddenly, I heard from the distance some chick yell,
"Where is he?!" That's when Lyra burst through the door and I stepped back. This is her tear up moment now.
Once she saw Ethan she dropped her things on the floor as I shut the door behind her. She ran up to him and hugged him hard, her tears were almost to the rim of her eyes.
"I thought you were a goner! I almost died myself! What the hell happened?!" Ethan put his free arm around her and removed the ice pack from his back.
"It's okay. Your fake older brother is fine. Rosa's been keeping me company," he said winking at me. I blushed.
Then Lyra let him go and faced me. Damn, she almost looks like Bianca when she worried about Cheren almost getting beat up by a thug.
"Thank Arceus you stopped Hugh from punching Ethan! I almost had a heart attack when I heard! I came running as fast as I could from the student's lounge, because I was studying with Red, then I read your text and ran faster than a Zebstrika to get here!" she explained. I nodded.
"You're welcome," I replied.
"But what happened? Hugh only gets this mad when someone triggers his…"Lyra drew a sharp breath. She took a step back and looked back and forth between Ethan and me.
"No….way. You're going to the dance together?" We both nodded and she squealed. "Yay! Congrats, you two! Hmm…. That Hugh really needs to channel his anger. I'll inform him of some good anger management classes in the future…." Lyra spoke to herself as she picked up her bag and slung it over her shoulder.
"Well? Why would he go so angry?" Ethan asked.
Lyra smirked. "Sorry, I'm not allowed to tell. It would really ruin the mystery behind this whole mess. Although all I can say is that both of you better be careful. And you Rosa, that you've known him since forever, should keep a closer eye on him so that this doesn't happen again, got it?" I nodded in agreement, even though I'm not that sure as to what I was agreeing with.
So she walked over to the door, and before turning the doorknob, she reminded me one last thing.
"And before I go, remember that we're going shopping tomorrow Rosa. Okay?"
"Alright." Of course we were going shopping tomorrow. It's my car. Then she left.
Ethan put his t-shirt back on and pecked my cheek.
"I'll leave too. I'll pick you up at 6."
~~End of chapter 10~~
If you're wondering, little Amy was safe and sound at Rosa's dorm before the almost-beat up.
Whole PHS cast: Goodbye!