It's a depressing day for me so why not publish a new drabble? Hehe.

I got this idea by wondering "what would Ruby and Sapphire's [first] date would be?" and hello and behold... I've written this.

Disclaimer: I own nothing but the story.

11. - A Date

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Ruby's heart thumped wildly as his eyes slowly widen with awe at the sight.

He absolutely could not believe what he was currently seeing.

It was true that all of the clothes he made exclusively for Sapphire were often perfect.

It often fit her perfectly and beautifully despite how simple or complex the clothes' designs were.

His expectations never exceeded at how well she would look like in the clothes he made just for her. After all, he already knew how beautiful she would look like in those clothes. The irony, however, was the fact that Sapphire put a shame at his expectations.

Their plan for today was simple, and that was to go and eat dinner together in a fancy restaurant somewhere in Lilycove City. He could count it as another one of his romantic dinner dates for his girlfriend or their first, official date.

The restaurant was too fancy to just wear one's casual attire, after all. Plus, he did manage to get the professor's permission before he decided to invite his girlfriend in that exquisite restaurant. However, he still didn't know if it was a date. He had no idea whether or not they could be alone in the restaurant together.

A part of him hoped and prayed to any supreme being out there that it would be just the two of them. He and his beautiful girlfriend needed some time alone together after experiencing one, stressful week filled with paper works from their respective jobs. He could say this was how he would treat themselves after surviving that stressful week.

Ruby swallowed hard in order to calm his fast, palpitating heartbeat. It was not working, unfortunately. But despite that, he knew he would feel better, where his heart is beating fast yet comfortably, whenever she was beside him with his arms wrapped around her waist in a protective, warm embrace.

He jerked his head to his left, lowering his vision until his eyes met the ceramic, tiled floor, as he released a contented sigh with a smile plastering across his lips. He returned his gaze at her only for his cheeks to start increasing its temperature.

Holy Arceus.

She looked absolutely beautiful up close. He couldn't help but to let his jaw widen a bit from awe. Her hair was tied into her usual, signature ponytail. Her bangs were neatly brushed to her left side, and...

"Ruby?"

Ruby immediately closed his eyes, gently shaking his head from his early thoughts, and blinked his eyes rapidly. He could feel Sapphire's gentle yet strong grip on his sleeve. His eyes widened in shock.

Was he hurting her?

Was he making her uncomfortable?

"Are ya alright?"

Her words made him hesitate to remove his arms around her waist. Wait, what did she mean by that? Wasn't he supposed to ask that question to her? "I'm..."

"Ya wanna go back inside the restaurant or just stay here in the balcony?" Sapphire turned around, making sure the heels of her shoes didn't step on his, and placed her arms around his nape. Her action made him look at her. "Yer daydreamin' again, aren't ya?"

He let out a sigh, chuckling at her intuitive question. She was right.

Sapphire furrowed her eyebrows, closing the gap between them and placing a soft kiss on his cheeks. His response reassured her that her intuitions were correct once again. "What's it about this time?"

"It's... It's just a simple day dream about..." Ruby removed his left arm around her waist, placing it to caress her cheek. He smiled at her now flushed face. She looked so cute. "A-About you."

It made her speechless.

She didn't quite understand why he daydreamed about her despite the fact that they were literally beside each other, cuddling in the balcony, only being accompanied by the cold night and the diverse stars spread across the dark sky.

Their time together in this fancy restaurant was one of the best moments she had with him. The quiet atmosphere in the restaurant, accompanied by its great food and his cute way of treating her like a delicate lady were new to her.

She had been to many dates with her boyfriend, but being in a fancy restaurant was new to her.

One reason was the fact that she had to act like the perfect lady everyone expects her to be, but just by being accompanied by her boyfriend made her relax and not be pressured at the expectations.

It was true she could act like the perfect lady everyone expects her to be. She did like girly stuff, after all. It was part of her nature. But every time Ruby placed a kiss on her cheek or on her forehead were more than enough to make her feel like her time with him gave nothing but pure satisfaction. She could never ask for anything besides being with him throughout the night.

"You look so perfect and beautiful in that dress. You're beautiful. I couldn't help but to think and dream about you."

Sapphire bit her lip at his words, pulling her close to him. She buried her face on his chest, swaying her head on both sides as the pink blush on her cheeks turned into crimson. Ruby was still... well, Ruby.

He often complimented her, and it was not that she was tired of it, really. It was just so blunt and sincere of him to say those words to her.

She felt grateful to have such an amazing boyfriend. Frankly, that was what the charmer felt to his girlfriend too.

A soft chuckle escaped from his lips as his left arm made its way around her waist. He gently pushed her away from his chest, admiring her beauty. "I don't wanna go back inside. I'm too comfortable here with you. I just... wanna be alone with you... even just for another hour. I don't care if this restaurant will close soon. I just... I just wanna stay in your arms all night."

He released a sigh, rubbing his nose against hers, and not a moment later, they closed their eyes.

Some classical, relaxing music from a piano can be faintly heard from the entrance to the restaurant's balcony accompanied their synchronized breathings and fast heartbeats. Sapphire let her hands travel and explore around his head, as Ruby slowly leaned in closer, pressing his soft lips against hers.

Truly, it was one of the best nights they had together.

I hope you guys won't feel depression like I do... Have a great day, and thank you.