Two chapters in one day 'cause I just wanna complete this asap. This is franticshipping for irokonn (please check her art). I didn't like this, honestly and I don't have time to rewrite and revise this but I do have a "much better" franticshipping Christmas-themed fic which I will publish later and before New Year's eve. (Later because it's for the secret santa so yeah). Even if I don't like how this turned out, I hope you'll at least enjoy it ;w;
12. Together
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It was the morning of December 24th in Hoenn and Sapphire felt something weird beside her in her bed. She couldn't recall when did her other pillow become so warm and to make things weirder, that certain pillow squeezed her hand. She opened her eyes and blinked then turned around.
Her eyes widened in shock as she sat up on her bed and used her pillow to cover her chest. An embarrassed and surprised blush appeared on her cheeks. "R-Ruby?!"
Ruby smiled at his fiancée. "Good morning, Sapph!"
Sapphire swallowed the lump in her throat and hugged the pillow tightly. Ruby felt slightly jealous that a nonliving being was feeling her warm hug. "What are ya doin' here? My room is supposed to be locked! How did you get in here?"
Ruby just chuckled and allowed himself to lie beside her. He wrapped his arms around her waist and buried his head in it. It didn't help but to increase the blush on her cheeks. "It's Christmas Eve and I wanna spend time with you."
"Did you get enough sleep? And ya didn't answer my other question."
Ruby chuckled again and sat up, pecking her cheeks. "Your dad let me in and since your door isn't locked, I let myself in. And yeah, I did get enough sleep last night, why?"
Sapphire bit her lip, looking at the blanket covering her lower body. "G-Good," She muttered, sounding relieved. She was usually the early bird between them and seeing Ruby wake up before her made her worried about his sleeping patterns. "But ya should have waited until I go to your house for breakfast!"
"I know," He replied, burying his head in the crook of her neck. "I just want to be the first person you'll ever see when you wake up."
Sapphire did admit that was quite cheesy, but then she remembered that Ruby's title was literally called 'The Charmer' and she couldn't believe he just charmed her again. She rolled her eyes upon realizing that and just hugged the pillow tighter. She sighed and used her right hand to stroke his head. Ruby smiled at this and kissed her shoulder, sending shivers in her spine.
"I love you," He mumbled then wrapped his arms around her waist.
Sapphire blushed tenfold. Well, maybe staying in bed for a while wouldn't hurt. Besides, she was sure Ruby's mother didn't need her help in the kitchen right now.