I'm back! And yes, this is a long one! So all of you who have been patiently awaiting this chapter, enjoy!
Characters:
Crystal Nagareboshi - age 16
Red Sohma - age 17
Gold Sohma - age 16
Falkner Sohma - age 25
Whitney Sohma - age 19
Diamond (Dia) Sohma - age 14
Green Sohma - age 17
Yellow De Viridian Grove - age 16
Marley Makkuro - age 16
Corey Sorao - age 17
Buck - age 16
Jackson - age 16
Disclaimer: I do not own Fruits Basket or Pokémon
Valentine's Spa Day
"Red-kun!"
"Happy Valentine's Day, Red-senpai!"
"Will you be my valentine?"
Red was sitting at his desk with a dumb-founded expression as the valentine's day gifts were piled high on his desk.
"Um... thanks..." Red said with a weak smile while secretly sweatdropping as the girls swooned around him with hearts over their heads.
"Wow, Red-senpai is really popular on Valentine's day..." Yellow said looking in from the side of the doorway as Crystal sweatdropped while Marley was eating some of the chocolates that she found in Crystal's locker. (Crystal didn't know who it was from and doesn't really take to sweets so she let Marley have it. P.S. the chocolate was from Jackson)
Gold came walking down the hallway and stopped to see the girls swooning around Red.
"What's got them so excited?" Gold asked with a hint of annoyance in his voice.
"Um... Gold-senpai..."
Gold looked over to his left to see a shy girl with short black hair holding up a small, nicely wrapped package out to him. "This chocolate is for you...!"
"Hey, thanks!" Gold said as he took the small package and added a wink, causing the girl to rush over to her friends and excitedly telling them that he accepted the chocolate.
"Looks like Red-senpai isn't the only popular one." Marley said as she continued chewing.
Yellow looked over at Crystal, who had a look of annoyance on her face. "Crystal, is there something wrong?"
"Huh?" Crystal said snapping back to reality before blushing in embarrassment. "N-No! Nothings wrong! He's just so aggravating!"
Yellow tilted her head to the side. "Who is aggravating?"
"Nice! You got some valentine's chocolate!" Buck said to Gold.
"Lucky. Wish I got some..." Corey said a little downcast.
Gold's smile suddenly faded as his eyes widened. "Wait... did you say Valentine's?"
"Uh yeah. Today is Valentine's day after all." Buck said raising an eyebrow.
"Don't you have a calendar?" Corey asked as Gold shoved the chocolates into his pocket. "I have to get home."
"Huh?" Buck and Corey said with a puzzled look at Gold's fearful expression.
"No... Home would be too obvious..."
Crystal, Yellow, and Marley looked over at Gold curiously as his body started shaking slightly.
"A journey... yeah! I'll just... go someplace where no one can find me!" Gold shouted as he was about to dart down the hallway.
"Hold it!" Crystal said coming forward and taking hold of Gold's ear, pulling him backwards.
"What the hell are you doing? It's too dangerous for me to stay here!" Gold cried as he struggled against her grip.
Crystal pinched his ear tighter, causing him to squeak in pain. "Class hasn't even started, you noob. Come on."
"NOOOOO! OW! OW! OW! OW!" Gold cried as he was forcefully dragged by the ear towards their classroom.
Yellow and Marley watched as they went by, wondering why Gold was so determined to get out.
"If I get killed, it will be all your fault." Gold grumbled as he and Crystal walked out of the classroom.
"What are you so worried about? It's not like the sky is going to fall." Crystal said in an annoyed tone.
"It might as well..." Gold muttered to himself as they walked outside.
Gold's body suddenly tensed, causing Crystal to look up at him puzzled. He was looking straight ahead as his face paled. She followed his gaze to see a familiar pink-haired girl standing at the school gates with a big smile on her face.
"Gold-kun!" Whitney called happily as she skipped over to him.
Gold quickly turned tale and ran as fast as he could as Whitney ran after him with her Miltank by her side while some of the students who walked by gave them strange looks and whispered among themselves.
"I knew it." Red said rolling his eyes as he walked up.
"So he was trying to avoid Whitney..." Crystal realized with a sweatdrop.
"Red-niisan! Crystal-san!"
Crystal looked around to see Dia with a broad smile on his face. He was wearing his blue jacket and his white scarf was draped around his neck.
"What are you doing here, Dia?" Red asked as Dia walked up to them.
"Whitney-neesan dragged me along. She wanted someone to accompany her while she went shopping and she didn't know how to find the school." Dia said with a well-humored smile.
Red looked at him suspiciously. "So you led her here even though you knew Gold wouldn't be thrilled to see her."
Dia shrugged. "Let's just say revenge is sweet just like pie."
Both Red and Crysal sweatdropped at Dia's dark side, even though he was still smiling.
(At the house)
"So why did you come here?"
"It's valentine's day! And it's an important day for lovers to be together!" Whitney said hugging Gold, who was glaring at a smiling Dia. "What lovers?"
"Don't be rude, Gold-niisan. You should be happy to have someone who loves you very much."
"Aww! Dia-chan is so sweet!" Whitney said as she went over to him and gave him a hug.
Dia flinched at the contact before chuckling nervously while rubbing the back of his head.
Crystal noticed this and eyed Dia suspiciously.
"Doesn't this make you jealous, Gold-kun?" Whitney said slyly as Gold looked to the side with a bored look.
"Not in the least."
"Mow! Gold-kun you're so mean!"
"Whitney-neesan, can you let me go?"
"Dammit! I should have gone on that journey when I had the chance," Gold grunted before pointing at Crystal. "This is all your fault! If you hadn't stopped me, I would have been miles away from here by now!"
"You are such a noob." Crystal said as a mad-mark appeared over Gold's head.
"So, did you already give Gold chocolate?" Falkner asked looking up from the newspaper.
Whitney looked down in disappointment. "For some strange reason he won't accept it. Watch."
She held out a giant heart-shaped chocolate to Gold that had a pink ribbon around the transparent container. It also had a little Meowth button on the corner.
"Happy Valentine's day, Gold-kun! A chocolate heart stuffed full of my love all for you!"
"Keep it! I don't want it! Not if it's from you!" Gold shouted.
Whitney started tearing up, causing everyone to get nervous.
"Oh just man up and eat it. It's not like it's going to kill you." Red said in an annoyed tone as Gold glared at him.
"Look! If I said I'm not going to eat it, I'm not going to eat it!" Gold shouted as Whitney started sniffling.
Crystal looked from the chocolate to Gold before getting up and walking into the other room.
"Wah! Gold-kun, you're such a meanie!" Whitney cried as she buried her face in her hands.
Gold sweatdropped as he ran a hand through his hair in frustration. He hated seeing others cry because of him.
"Eh-"
"Sorry to keep you all waiting!"
Gold looked up to see Crystal holding a paper bag and her Smoochum on her shoulder.
"I had almost forgotten that I got everyone something for Valentine's Day." Crystal said with a smile as Gold looked at her in surprise.
"I didn't have enough money to buy chocolate so I made mochi with ice cream in the middle instead."
Crystal dug into her bag and handed a nicely wrapped mochi with a red ribbon tied at the top over to Chumee.
Chumee walked over to Red and offered him the mochi. Red smiled gratefully and took the mochi and gave Chumee a pat on the head.
"Arigatoh, Nagareboshi-san." Red said as Crystal smiled.
"This one is for you Falkner-san." Crystal said as she handed Falkner a mochi that had a turquoise ribbon.
"For me?" Falkner said with a surprised expression as Crystal nodded.
"I mean, you are the one who allowed me to stay here. So, thank you."
Falkner nodded a thanks as she took out two more mochis, one had a pink ribbon and the other had a dark blue ribbon.
"And here's one for Whitney and Diamond." Crystal said as Chumee passed Whitney and Dia their mochies.
"Aw, how sweet! Thank you so much!" Whitney cried as she ran and gave Crystal a big hug.
"Yeah... Arigatoh gozaimasu!" Dia said with tears of joy running down his face while holding up the mochi like it was a gift from God.
Gold was staring at the wrapped mochi that the others had with an emotionless expression as Aitaro came up to him and tilted his head with a puzzled face.
Red unwrapped the mochi and took a bite as a content look crossed over his face.
"Wow, this is delicious. This was really well made, Nagareboshi-san." Red said as a mad-mark appeared over Gold's head.
Dia nodded in agreement as a music note appeared over his head, indicating joy and happiness while eating.
Crystal smiled as a blush appeared on her face. "I'm glad you like it. Oh, and I made one for Green and Riley-san."
"Not to worry, I will safely bring your delicious treats to Green-niisan and nii-sama!" Dia said raising a hand before Whitney pushed him over.
"I doubt it'll even get to the front porch. I'll make sure he doesn't eat them." Whitney said as Dia sweatdropped with a sheepish smile.
"..."
Crystal glanced at Gold who had his back to her but was looking down at the chocolate heart that Whitney had tried to give him.
Falkner gave Gold a blank look. "Think you're being manly by not eating the chocolate, Gold?"
"All you're proving is how big of a baby you are." Red said as waves of annoyance and frustration emanated from Gold.
"Someone who would trample over someone else's heart like that falls short from being human let alone a man." Dia said in a matter of fact tone while chewing on a piece of his mochi.
Crystal sweatdropped realizing that they were pressuring Gold into submission.
"Hmph!"
Gold had a giant mad-mark over his head as his bangs hid his expression.
"Fine. I just got to eat it? Then I'll eat it!" Gold shouted as he threw off the wrapping to Whitney's chocolate heart and started devouring it like a wild animal.
"Yay! Gold-kun is eating my chocolate!" Whitney cried in happiness as she hugged him around the waist as he continued consuming the chocolate in an animal-like fashion.
Red let out an exasperated sigh as Falkner stared blankly at him.
Gold stood up, still chewing the last remaining part of the chocolate with an annoyed expression on his face before stomping out of the room like a miffed toddler.
Crystal sighed before looking down into the bag at the last mochi that was tied with a gold ribbon.
"Gold-kun! Don't be such a party pooper!" Whitney called after him.
"Whitney-neesan, maybe you should tone it down just a little." Dia advised as Whitney let out an exasperated sigh.
"What? I can't help it if I love Gold-kun so much!" Whitney said with a giggle.
Red couldn't help but roll his eyes as Falkner looked at them with a blank, uninterested look.
"Hehehe. Don't think I didn't forget all of you!" Whitney said as Crystal looked at her in surprise.
Whitney dug through her bag before pulling out a spa brochure and placing it on the table.
"I'm taking you all out to the spa! I'm inviting Green-chan too! Won't that be fun?" Whitney said as everyone sweatdropped.
"Um, Whitney-neesan, were you planning on going today?" Dia said sheepishly as Whitney flashed him a bright smile.
"Of course not silly. I was planning to take you all tomorrow!"
Red sweatdropped. "Whitney, did it ever occur to you that we may be busy tomorrow?"
"I know it's last minute, but it'll be fun!"
Red let out a sigh as Crystal looked through her schedule.
"Unless you really don't want to go..." Whitney sniffled.
"Well..." Red sweatdropped.
"... It doesn't look like we have anything planned for tomorrow, so I guess it would be okay, considering you went through all the trouble." Crystal said closing her schedule book as Whitney tackled her into a big hug.
"Oh, thank you, thank you, Crystal-chan!" Whitney cried happily as Crystal felt like she was being crushed to death.
'Now I know how Gold feels...'
"I guess it's been decided then." Red sighed again while leaning back a little, letting his back rest against the wall.
Gold climbed up onto the roof and laid down with his arms behind his head.
He let out a sigh as he looked up at the sky. "This whole day has just been a total nightmare."
"GOLD-KUN!"
Gold winced at the sound of her voice as he sat up to see Whitney standing below him with a bright smile.
"What do you want now?" Gold asked irritably.
"Tomorrow I'm taking everyone to the spa for the rest of my Valentine's Day present! Green-chan, Dia-chan, Crystal-chan, and Red-chan are all coming!" Whitney said.
"Then there's no way I'm going. Not with both Red and Green there!" Gold shouted down to her.
"You've been so tense lately, I think the spa would do you some good."
Normally, Gold would immediately take the chance to go to the spa, but since Whitney was going, everything kind of just backfired in his mind. He didn't want to risk being beaten by Whitney's wrath.
"I'm perfectly fine without going to the spa. Especially since you won't be here."
"Gold-kun! You have to come! It won't be the same without you!"
"Forget it! I'm not going!"
"Green-chan mentioned something to me recently. He told me that you and Red-chan are getting along better," Gold's eyes widened in shock. "Maybe by spending some more time together, you guys can get to know each other better and get along even better!"
"Shut up!"
Whitney flinched as Gold stood up, his expression completely hostile. "What the hell do you know? 'Get to know each other better'? What a load of crap!"
"Gold-kun..."
"It sucks having to live under the same roof as him! For all I care, he could drown at the hot springs at the spa!" Gold shouted before jumping off the roof on the other side, disappearing from view.
Inside, Red ran a hand through his hair in annoyance as Falkner let out a sigh having heard everything that was being said outside.
"Maybe it'd be best if he didn't come." Red said.
Crystal looked out towards Whitney who looked like she was deep in thought and wondered if she was all right after Gold's outburst.
'Why is he so against on getting to be on better terms with Red?'
(Later that night)
Whitney and Dia had gone home to prepare for tomorrow but not before staying for dinner, much to Gold's annoyance.
As Crystal was cleaning the dishes Gold slowly came in a leaned against the door frame while looking at Crystal's back from the corner of his eye.
Crystal seemed to sense someone else was there and turned around to see Gold.
She narrowed her eyes slightly at him and turned back to cleaning the dishes with Chumee wiping them dry.
Gold let out a sigh as he came over to the sink and leaned on the counter next to Crystal.
The two remained in silence for a while before Gold grunted in frustration.
"You're mad at me, aren't you?"
Crystal remained silent, apparently giving Gold the silent treatment.
Gold narrowed his eyes in frustration before watching the water run down from the sink.
"Alright, alright, I know. I was a jerk. But..."
"But nothing. I'm not the one you should be apologizing to." Crystal said sternly.
Gold ran a hand through his messy hair before letting out another sigh and walked away with Aitaro chasing after him.
'Me and my big mouth...' Gold said to himself as he went over to the phone and dialed the number to the main house.
Falkner peeked around the corner before giving a content smile and went back to doing his work.
"Yes, could you connect me to Whitney Sohma's house? This is Gold. Yeah... I'll hold."
Gold waited for a few seconds before a woman's voice answered on the other end. "Hello?"
"Ah... Hi, auntie. Is Whitney there?" Gold asked while rubbing the back of his head nervously.
"Hang on for one moment."
After a few seconds, Whitney's voice came over the phone. "Gold-kun is that you?"
Gold brought the phone away from is ear for a second before bringing it back.
"Yeah... I, uh, just wanted to tell you that I'm..." Gold paused. "...Sorry for yelling at you earlier and that I'll come along on that spa trip tomorrow."
"..."
"Whitney...?"
"YAAAAAAAAYYYYYYY! GOLD-KUN IS COMING TO THE SPA!"
Gold nearly dropped the phone as Whitney's shriek of joy nearly blew out his eardrums. He kept the phone away from his ear as she started ranting on about how happy she was before she finally settled down.
"Do you mean that, Gold-kun? Are you reallly coming?"
"Yeah... I was a jerk, so I'll go to make it up to you. If that's okay."
"*Giggle* Of course it is! Yippee! I get to see Gold-kun tomorrow!"
"Alright, alright. I'll see you tomorrow then." Gold hung up and sighed, bringing up a hand to his head and rubbed his temples. "Sheesh..."
"That was very nice of you, Gold."
Gold looked up to see Crystal standing in the hallway with her arms folded, a suspicious look plastered on her face.
"What?"
"Did you mean what you said about coming to the spa tomorrow?" Crystal asked.
Gold looked at her puzzled for a moment before running a hand through his hair again. "Yeah. What, did you think I was lying?"
Crystal shook her head. "Nevermind."
She turned on her heel and went back into the kitchen.
Gold leaned against the wall and sank down to the floor as Airtaro climbed up onto his shoulder with a concerned look on its face.
Something else was obviously bothering his master, but Aitaro didn't want to bother him with it.
(The next day)
Everyone boarded a bus that was headed to the spa spot at the place Whitney told them they were to meet.
Crystal spotted Green and Dia sitting in the middle. Dia was busily munching down on some snacks he brought as Green had his usual stoic look on his face while looking out the window.
"Hey." Red greeted the two of them. Dia waved as Green nodded his head in acknowledgment.
Whitney immediately rushed over to Gold and hugged him around the waist.
"Yay! Gold-kun is coming! I was hoping you would!" Whitney gushed as Gold let out a sigh.
Whitney guided Gold to some seats as Crystal sat with Red on the other side of them.
It was a short bus ride to the spa but Gold commented how it wasn't soon enough since Whitney had practically attached herself to his arm the whole way.
"I rented out the entire spa bath just for us, so we'll be the only ones in there today!" Whitney said.
When Crystal stepped off the bus she was in complete awe at the high class spa building.
"How did you pay for all of this?" Crystal asked while sweatdropping.
Whitney giggled. "Mama helped me out, but I also had to dig into Green-chan and Red-chan's bank accounts to pay for the reservation!"
"YOU DID WHAT?" Red cried as Green looked like his spirit flew out of him.
"You didn't think I could possibly pay for all of this myself did you?" Whitney asked as a mad-mark pulsed on the side of Red's head.
Gold chuckled as Green rubbed his temples. "My hard earned pay... All went to a stupid spa trip."
"Now, now, this is going to be fun and relaxing. Trust me!" Whitney reassured as she lead the way into the spa.
Crystal sweatdropped as she and the others followed Whitney into the spa entrance.
Once they entered, Whitney rushed up to the receptionist and told them of their reservation.
The receptionist nodded and led them to the hot spring area.
Crystal's eyes widened in awe when she saw the massive hot spring sight. The hot springs were fairly large in diameter and the fence that blocked the boy and girls' areas stood high near the ceiling. Steam was rising up all over the room, giving it a humid yet peaceful atmosphere.
"Whoa... This place is amazing." Crystal said in awe.
Whitney smiled brightly. "Only the best! The dressing rooms are over there, let's go!"
Crystal followed before pausing to look over her shoulder to see Gold staring after her.
"You better not peak, pervert." Crystal said narrowing her eyes as Gold's face lit up with embarrassment and anger.
"I won't! Sheesh, why do you always have to jump to those conclusions?" Gold shouted with a mad-mark over his head as Crystal turned away from him.
"Gee, I don't know." Crystal said sarcastically, making Gold more annoyed as she went into the dressing room with Whitney.
Gold twitched a couple more times in frustration before he felt a tug on the side of his shirt.
"Gold-niisan, the boy's dressing room is this way. Red-niisan and Green-niisan already headed over." Dia said pointing to the opposite end.
Gold let out a sigh before following his cousin.
Once they were done changing, Crystal settled down into the water, allowing the warmth to soothe her overstressed body.
"Doesn't this feel great?" Whitney sighed as she sank lower into the water, allowing her chin to rest just above the surface.
Chumee and Whitney's Miltank were sitting together, enjoying the steam.
Crystal nodded in agreement. "I have to admit, I wasn't to keen on the idea of coming here in the first place but it was worth it. So, thanks."
Whitney smiled brightly as they suddenly heard a splash come from the other side of the wall separating the spas.
"DIA, CUT IT OUT!" Gold shouted as Dia's chuckles could be heard.
"Oh! Oh! Me and my friend made this new manzai act and I think it's pretty good." Dia said excitedly as Gold sweatdropped.
"It goes like this: Speaking of Pokemoooon~" Dia started as Beh made a similar pose.
Gold immediately grabbed Dia by the throat, making him shut-up as he glared down at him in annoyance.
"You can't do a manzai with only one person, you dolt!" Gold shouted as Dia started laughing.
"Why don't you be the straight man, Gold?" Green said resting against the pool walls with his arms spread out beside him while Red sat a few feet away from him with his chin resting against the water's surface like Whitney.
Green's Scyther was meditating under the small waterfall as Poli floated around it with a content look on its face. Aitaro wasn't too far away and was enjoying the warmth the hot spring gave off.
"Yeah! Follow my lead." Dia said in a matter-of-fact tone as Gold sweatdropped.
"I rather not."
"Aw, come on. It'll be fun. Speaking of Pokemoooon~"
"I said I'm not doing it!" Gold shouted as he started giving Dia a noogie as Red and Green just ignored their relatives' scene.
Crystal let out another sigh as Whitney giggled. "Why does Diamond put up with Gold's abuse?"
"Dia-chan is Dia-chan. That's just how he is. No matter what you do to him or say to him, he'll just keep that cute smile on his face and dismisses it. He always stays on the positive side and never dreads on the negatives. I kind of envy him for that." Whitney said looking softly at the water. "You just can't stay mad at him for that. He's so sweet. Even Gold-kun cherishes him like a little brother."
Crystal gave a small smile.
"But..."
Crystal looked up at Whitney as she looked back at her with a sly grin. "The only thing he can't stand is anyone bringing up his Zodiac."
Crystal widened her eyes in surprise but recalled how Dia had acted when Gold was about to tell her what Pokémon he was.
"I have noticed that and he didn't seem to like you hugging him too much. But, I don't recall there being a funny Pokémon in the Zodiac." Crystal said as Whitney started giggling.
Whitney waded over to Crystal's side and whispered, "Do you really want to know what he is?"
Crystal thought about it for a moment. Though she did respect Dia's privacy, she did want to know what he was and why he felt so bent on keeping it a secret.
She nodded slowly before Whitney smiled mischievously at her.
"Okay, here's the plan..."
OOOOOOO
After they were done soaking in the hot spring, Gold sat in the changing room while drying out his hair with a towel.
He slowly dropped his arms to his side as he felt uneased by how Crystal was going on giving him the cold-shoulder even after he had apologized to Whitney and came to this silly spa trip.
Gold couldn't understand why this bothered him so much. He felt much like how he did when she had gone back to her original home for a short amount of time.
He looked up and was surprised to see Whitney run down the hall with an excited look on her face.
'That can't be good...' Gold thought dully as he continued drying his hair.
Whitney rushed down the hall and found Red and Green having a friendly, yet competitive game of ping-pong.
"Hey, have you guys seen Dia-chan anywhere?" Whitney asked.
"He's by... the all-you-can-eat... buffet!" Red said without looking over at her as he ran from one side to the other of the ping-pong table, managing to counter all of Green's attacks.
"Obvious." Whitney said mentally smacking herself before rushing over to the eating area.
Just as Red had said, Dia was stacking a tower of food up onto his plate, his Munchlax doing the same. It had a variety of fruits and berries on it and also some cookies and other sugary sweets.
"Doesn't this all look so good, Beh?" Dia asked as Beh nodded hungrily, drooling at all the food.
"There you are Dia!" Whitney said as Dia slowly turned around with his tower of food.
"What is it, Whitney-neesan?" Dia said.
Whitney just beamed. "I want to show you something amazing, come on!"
"Eh? But I didn't eat yet." Dia whined before Whitney started dragging Dia and Beh away down the hall.
"You can eat later, just come on!"
Whitney led Dia outside to a small Japanese garden with a large pond.
"Wow. It's nice." Dia said looking around at the view.
Dia and Whitney walked over to the edge of the pond and looked over the glittering surface.
Whitney looked around as if looking for something as an annoyed look crossed her face.
"Where is she?"
"Huh? Where is who?" Dia asked as Whitney flinched before smiling nervously at him and waving frantically with one hand.
"Ehehehehe... No one, no one!" Whitney said sheepishly as Crystal suddenly came rushing over with a bag of firecrackers in her arms. (I'm no good at coming up with diabolical schemes so yeah...)
"Sorry, I'm late-" Crystal's sandal suddenly struck a rock that was sticking out a little more than it should, tripping over it and falling towards the pond.
"AHH!" Crystal cried as Dia shot forward and grabbed her by the wrist.
Dia winced as he tried to pull her back up but unfortunately, Crystal had too much momentum going for her and ended up accidentally pulling Dia with her into the pond.
!SPLASH!
!POOF!
Whitney stared blankly at the scene for a moment before laughing hysterically while gripping her stomach.
Crystal spat some water out of her mouth, feeling absolutely embarrassed about falling into the pond and getting all wet. But at least she wasn't injured thanks to Dia.
"Diamond, are you oka-" Crystal paused and stared.
"Karp! Karp!"
In her lap, splashing and flopping around was a Magikarp, tangled up in Dia's robe.
"He's a..."
"Magikarp... yeah." Dia said in depression after the whole ordeal, fully clothed and back to normal.
Crystal sweatdropped. "So... Your actual Zodiac is the Gyarados, but for some reason..."
"He transforms into a Magikarp!" Gold said cracking up after hearing their explanation. "You knew she would find out eventually."
Dia dropped his head in defeat as Whitney giggled.
"Sorry about that, Dia-chan. But Crystal, that improvisation was superb!"
Crystal sweatdropped as she started drying her hair with a towel. "I didn't mean for that to happen. I just got lost because this spa is so large and then the rest was a total accident."
"What were you planning to do with those firecrackers anyway?" Green said, all six of them gathered in the lounging area.
"You'll never know now since they're all wet. Maybe we can still use them once they dry out." Whitney said examining the box.
Green looked to the side with an annoyed look and mumbled, "You're almost as bad as that pesky woman."
"What was that?"
"Nothing."
"Anyways, I'm sorry, Diamond. I didn't mean to make you embarrassed." Crystal said bowing in apology.
Dia was silent for a moment before giving her a well-humored smile and rubbed the back of his head. "That's okay. It was an accident after all."
Crystal smiled. 'Whitney was right. Diamond really is such a kind person.'
"You're so self-conscious about being the Magikarp. You always think people are going to laugh at you." Gold teased as he grabbed hold of Dia and poked him on the cheek.
Red came over and smacked Gold over the head. "Cut it out. Hasn't he gone through enough embarrassment for one day?"
As Red and Gold started trading insults, Dia got up and walked out of the room.
Crystal noticed this and followed after him. She found him sitting at a table in the eating area with Beh happily eating his food.
"Hey, are you really okay, Dia? I mean, I really am sorry for having to-"
Dia shook his head. "It's not you. I... I just remembered something. That's all."
Crystal sat in the chair next to him and saw how his usual smile had disappeared and had a sad look on his face.
"When I was little, the adults would always tease me about the Magikarp."
"Because he's the Gyarados, he transforms into the Gyarados' pathetic offspring!"
"So his form is a pun!"
"Yes, a pun! I guess that's the reason why he's so dopey!"
The adults would always laugh at me because the Magikarp was the weakest and most pathetic Pokémon out there.
They would always joke saying: "Diamond is so slow and stupid. No wonder he's so dopey, just like the Magikarp!"
I was laughed at so often, I know they were joking most of the time, but... After a while, it seemed like they were laughing at me.
Back then, I was really irritable and I would snap really easily. I would go into this mode of anger... rage and snap at everyone who spoke to me. I let my emotions get the better of me.
I was filled with such hate and anger... I don't know how to describe all the feelings I felt. But...
They still laughed at me... looked down on me.
One of the adults was pointing and laughing at me and I snapped. I shouted all of my rage at that one person, cursing them.
I had almost attacked them when...
"Hey. Cut it out."
An eight year old Dia whirled around to see an eleven year old Green staring at him with cold green eyes.
"Shut up! He deserved it! They're always laughing at me! I hate it!" Dia shouted.
"I hate them! They're always saying how I'm slow... how I'm stupid!"
Green looked at him calmly. "So, are you really like that then?"
Dia widened his eyes.
"Are you really 'stupid'?"
Dia's eyes started trembling. "No... No I... I'm not... I'm not stupid... I'm not stupid."
Don't judge me based on what I am... and laugh.
"Yeah, that's what I thought." Green said before walking away with his hands in his pockets.
"From then on, I was able to put all the remarks and jokes behind me. Green-niisan helped to set me free. I was able to smile and laugh again after that. I didn't care what those people said anymore, I was free." Dia said as Crystal gave him a sympathetic look.
"I owe a lot to Green-niisan. He also had a temper problem as well since he's the Tauros, so he was really able to relate to me and help me with my feelings. If it weren't for him, I would still be dreading on my anger, which probably wouldn't be the best thing." Dia chuckled.
Crystal smiled. "It sounds like you two are pretty close."
"Well, not as close as the Kanto trio. Those three have been together since they were really little." Dia said as Crystal looked at him puzzled.
"The Kanto trio? Red, Green, and who? Gold?"
Dia chuckled again. "No, but you'll find out later. Anyways, it seems like today is almost over. We should head back to where everyone else is."
Crystal nodded as Dia smiled at her again. "Thanks for not laughing at my form and for listening."
"No problem." Crystal smiled before walking back out to the lounging area with Dia and Beh right behind her.
Crystal went back to the locker rooms where she picked up her bag, when she went through it she was shocked to find that the mochi she had been planning to give to Gold was gone.
"Oh no, where did it go? Did it fall out on accident?" Crystal searched frantically around the room but to no avail.
She let out a heavy sigh and decided it was lost. She felt bad in a way since she really did want to give Gold something for Valentine's Day like the others. But what else could she do?
As the six of them waited for the bus, Red noticed the downcast expression on Crystal's face.
"Hey, did you have a good time?" Red asked as Crystal snapped out of her thoughts and looked up at him and smiled.
"Yeah, I did. How about you?"
"Gold was much quieter during the afternoon so I have to say it was pretty peaceful despite him being there." Red said as a mad-mark appeared over Gold's head.
"If you're going to say something about me, say it to my face!" Gold shouted as Green rolled his eyes at his immaturity.
"Thanks for the spa trip, Whitney-neesan. It was really fun." Dia said as Whitney beamed.
"It was my pleasure!"
Crystal glanced down at her bag and then up at Gold. He looked over at her feeling her gaze and when they made eye contact, Gold looked away.
After their little dispute, the air between them seemed to have thickened, much to Crystal's dismay. Though she felt like she was a little at fault since Gold had gone out of his way to apologize to Whitney and even came along on the spa despite Red being there but they had still yet to resolve their dispute. Crystal didn't even know why the air between then had even thickened in the first place. Was it because she was offended that Gold didn't take the Valentine's Day present from Whitney? Was it because she felt like she might be rejected as well? Wait...
Crystal shook her head. There was no way that last one would be it.
But she couldn't help but feel a nagging feeling...
"Oh yeah. I almost forgot."
Crystal looked up to see Dia beaming, though there was also a suspicious air to it.
"I almost forgot to tell you guys that this will be my first year in high school and I'll be going to Kanto High, the same school you guys are going to! Oh, and Sapphire-neesan will also be transferring in as well. I also forgot to mention that she just got back from her trip." Dia said with a dopey smile on his face as Red, Gold, and Crystal stared at him blankly before a horrified look crossed over Gold's face.
"NOOOOOOOO!"
"Are you sure you want to transfer into a public school, dear?"
"Yeah, I can't stand going to that private school where all those snooty people are. It also feels confining in a way, ya know?"
"Alright, just be careful around boys and you know what I mean when I say that."
A girl with tea brown hair wearing a brown tank top and yellow shorts and a red bandanna looked over at her father and grinned, showing her sharp fangs. "Yeah, yeah, I know, dad."
To be continued...
Woo! That was a long one! I guess it makes up for the time I made you all wait lol! Anyways, there were a lot of content in this one: Drama, Valentine's Day (I know I'm late), Back Story, Dia's Zodiac Pokemon (Finally XD), introducing a long awaited character... Yeah, a lot of stuff happened. Hopefully it wasn't too shabby and I apologize for my lateness. I haven't had too much inspiration for this fic until recently so... PLEASE REVIEW!
Oh, HAPPY BIRTHDAY YELLOW! Wait a second, how dare she! Today is my birthday! She stole my birthday! I was born first, Yellow!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US!
