A/N: As promised! Here is chapter two. I was very pleased as I read the latest chapter of the Pokémon Adventures manga, as I actually had the privilege of seeing Black BLUSHING! This not only means he isn't a complete poketard blockhead, but also shows the possibility of him actually being a normal-hormonal teenaged boy! Isn't that awesome?
The tense atmosphere that drifted around their table at the café was only made worse by the faces Black and White made; as they thought about how incredibly stupid they seemed at that moment.
The chestnut-brunette was at a standstill, eyeing the exceptionally confused duo. What the heck am I to do? All this time, I've stupidly assumed Ruby was a girl… And here he is looking at me like I'm some kind of idiot-agent who can't even identify who her clients are!
White hesitated, but thought that further silence will only make the situation worse. "I- uhm.."
"WE SWITCHED BOTH OF YOUR GENDERS!" Black screamed; his hands cupped around his mouth to increase the already ear-blasting volume of his declaration.
"H-huh?" Sapphire choked, putting down the glass of iced tea that almost choked her. "Whaddya mean?"
"Excuse ME! How could you possibly believe I am female?" It might've been the velvety lightness of my voice…
"No, Ruby that one is reasonable" Sapphire argued, nodding as if she were dead-serious about it.
The Hoenn boy rolled his eyes but decided to brush it off. After all, these are the people who'll make me and my Mimi… SUPERSTARS!
"The gender-bending aside, now that I have found you, White… Shall we talk about the plans for shooting this movie of yours?" Ruby had an expertly orchestrated smile and twinkle in his eyes, moving like a sleek business man out for the kill. White wouldn't have wanted it any other way, and decided to take him up on that offer as she took out the script and sample footage of the sets.
Sapphire on the other hand, couldn't brush it off so easily. "So… Ya thought I was a guy, did ya?"
"Yup. You seemed too awesome by the sound of it. At eleven you've won eight badges? Gimme a break! No ordinary little girl can pull that off"
"Well… That makes sense…" Sapphire thought, playing around with her index fingers as she blushed heavily. She usually gets strange looks from trainers when they see her actual self, citing her un-brushed hair, muddy skin and fanged teeth; almost as if saying her strength came from her wild nature.
And here came Black, a trainer who didn't think twice about her appearance and focused only on her strength and prowess.
"Well since ya think I'm pretty awesome, why don't I train you?"
"Say what?"
"You're pretty strong already, but think of how much stronger you'll be if I teach you everything I know about becoming what I am today? It'll be f-"
"I'LL DO IT!" Black screamed, fierce determination apparent in his eyes.
White and Ruby were cut off in their conversation, eyeing the ever-enthusiastic Sapphire and Black tingling with excitement.
"Look, Sapph… Why don't you head out and let the grown-ups have their meeting in peace?" Ruby scoffed, impatiently tapping a finger on the table.
"Psh, whatever. Let's go Black we have a lot of training to do!"
"T-training?" Ruby sneered, trying to hold in the laughter. "Are you g-going to teach him how to weave grass skirts and build huts out of mud and twigs?"
Sapphire blushed, hearing her first two lessons predicted by Ruby so easily.
"M-maybe… Let's go Black!"
"Yes coach!"
The caramel-head stuck her tongue out at her boyfriend and twirled towards the door.
The new duo left the café in an awkward chest-out march, while the duo that was left was simply thankful of the fact that the source of noise is gone.
"Don't you need that guy as staff?"
"We're only in the rehearsing stage; he'll be useful much later in the process. But right now, we have to focus on the script."
Ruby nodded half-heartedly, eyeing the bell that wrung as Sapphire left the café with her new "friend". He decided to dismiss the jealous feelings boiling deep inside him though, as an acting gig was right in front of his face. "So…" He took the script from White's hands and read through it.
"A Cinderfeebas remake, huh?"
"Yes. Your Milotic is poised to play the fabulous final form of our protagonist's Feebas. But even if she appears mostly on the final scenes, Mimi will have appearances from time to ti-"
"Who is this female protagonist anyhow? Is she perhaps an Oscar nominee or something of the sort?" Ruby confidently asked with a hand under his chin.
"Oh I'm sure the agency from which our director has hired an actress will produce an excellent choice-" *RIIING*
"Oh, excuse me Ruby. I just have to take this little call… Hello?" White stood up and walked outside for a second. Ruby nodded and out of boredom, read the rest of the script.
"Cinderfeebas- A story of how true beauty is within.
The story starts when a female trainer spots a helpless Feebas being picked on by little boys. As she draws close, she scares the boys away and spots the Feebas lying weak amongst the swamp waters. The girl is actually the adopted sister of an evil woman Played by Lenora and is the maid of her daughters. Played by Skyla and Elesa"
…Huh? Where have I heard of these names before? Ruby continued.
"Being the only unloved sibling in their family, she had always been lonely and unloved. And due to her being the ugliest of the three, she sympathizes with her new friend. She decided to nurse and care for the Feebas, until they grow fond of each other and eventually become an inseparable pair. Little does she know though, that the Feebas actually belongs to a dashing prince from a distant kingdom. Played by: N One night, the prince hosts a gigantic ball for the search of a Princess to which he will marry. The protagonist appears in this ball secretly as she was assisted by a fairy godmother. Played by Bianca Struck down by the loss of his Feebas, he is unable to socialize properly and dismisses all the beautiful but shallow bachelorettes; that is until; he meets the female protagonist…"
Wow, this is even cheesier than I thought! Oh well, if it'll make my Mimi a star, it's a suitable debut performance if I do say so myself… Before he could continue reading, his agent went back inside the café.
"Yes director Juniper, I understand… I will try not to disappoint you…" *Click*
White, seemingly sucked out of all energy, finally ended the call and entered the café. Ruby waved to her enthusiastically, but withdrew his hand upon seeing his agent so upset.
"White? What did the director say?"
"I uhm… There isn't anything wrong with you or your Milotic, Ruby. It's just…" I shouldn't be telling the client about my troubles. This will only affect the prestige of our agency!
"Just, what?"
"It's just that… Your trailer is going to be a tad bit smaller than the rest of the cast. Is that alright?"
"Oh is that it? Well, I don't really mind then."
White sighed and slapped a smile across her face, hoping Ruby wouldn't catch on to her. I can't possibly tell him how director Juniper just asked me to cast an unknown actress from Hoenn in THREE days! How am I going to conduct such an audition… In LITTLEROOT of all cities! This could actually lead to the end of my agency! Oh the horror!
Meanwhile deep in the outskirts of the forest, Sapphire and Black hiked their way through the shrubbery in the search of a perfect spot for training. They ended up in the dense centre of the woodlands. Sapphire then, proceeded to strip off her clothes one by one. (Leaving her underwear on though)
She did it casually, forgetting that she was a girl and that girls aren't supposed to strip in front of boys. Also, the fact that Black had absolutely no reaction to the scene, helped.
As she tied a grass bra around her chest, she stared at the unfazed Black and asked him. "Hey, why so spaced out?"
"Why, what happened? I was too busy thinking of my hopes and dreams to be affected by anything."
Sapphire raised a brow. So that's why he didn't budge an inch even if a wild Zangoose chased after us just a while ago.
(She's still rather clueless about the fact that she just stripped in front of him, and this garnered no reaction at all. Oh, our innocent Sapphire.) He's filled with all these dreams of his!
"While I'm all for your dreams and stuff, my coach says it's useless to try and fill a cup that's already full."
"What's your point?"
The Hoenn girl tied the last of her leaf-made outfit and pointed at his head with outright gusto. "In order for ya to learn anything from me, you've gotta empty your mind!"
Black chuckled as he heard this, and took out a pokeball.
"Well why didn't you say so? Go, Musha!"
And with a pink flash of light, his roundish floral-printed pokemon leapt out of its ball. It immediately latched onto Black's head, as he did his signature pose; arms folded and head downcast.
"W-what the HECK!" Sapphire screamed, as she pounced onto Black, causing his Musha to release itself from his head, his cap in its mouth. (Although it was already done eating) She was on top of him, her leaves brushing over his body as she panted in shock. "Why would ya let your pokemon eat your brains!"
"What are you talking about? I was letting it eat my dreams!"
As Musha went back into its pokeball, Black realized it was satisfied and thus, had finished eating its meal. Allowing him, unfortunately, to have his hormonal functions function normally once again; causing him to blush a deep red as he felt the warmth of their closeness.
"Oh so ya let it eat your dreams, huh? Pretty cool!" She said, completely oblivious to the fact that she was on top of him. "So, does it leave bite marks or anythin?" She messed with his dark brown hair a bit, trying to feel for any bumps or hollow spots.
"Y-yeah, it's weird but… It works." He tried to avoid eye contact, as he allowed her to fondle with his head a bit; seeing as he can't budge an inch with her on top of him.
"There aren't any! Sheesh" By the time she was done, he was as red as a tomato.
"Oh well. Whatever works! Alright, first thing's first. You'll have to rid yourself of everything artificially made. That means setting aside your clothes, pokeballs and gadgets!"
"Huh! Pokeballs? Don't we need them for-"
"Who's the coach here? And besides, before you work on your team, you've gotta work on yourself. Understood?" And with that, Sapphire snatched from him his precious trainer necessities, including his Xtransceiver, hat, pokeballs, bag, watches and flashlights.
"You won't need those! Let me just place them somewhere safe for the meantime before we start. While I'm gone, why don'tcha go ahead and grab a few leaves and change? I'll be back in a sec!" And with that, his eager coach climbed a vine and leapt towards the treetops.
"Grab some leaves and change… right. I can do that" Black sighed and stretched his arms. This might not be the "training" I expected, but hey. It totally beats lugging film equipment from place to place. And I might just learn a thing or two from her.
The Unova boy grabbed the biggest leaf he could find, tied it around his waist and proceeded to remove the clothes underneath him.
"Hey, this looks pretty cool" He looked at his reflection through the surface of a nearby lake, flexing his arms as he did.
He heard a few leaves rustle not long after, and he assumed it to be his "coach". She leapt down from a high branch, and as she stood up, Black felt his heartbeat thump faster. W-why the hell is my heart beating so fast? Maybe Musha DID eat my brains! He stared at her leaf-clad body, as she stared at his.
"Wow! You look like you were made for this!"
Her cheeks burnt up, a pink hue rushing onto her face. After all, if it were Ruby wearing that, I wouldn't be able to hear the end of it!
"So, when does this training start exactly?"
"Right about… Now"
Right after she spoke, Sapphire lifted her foot from the ground, causing the vine she was stepping on to shoot upwards towards the sky, triggering a heavy stone it was tied onto to fall towards Black.
A spark was lit in the Unova boy's head, and in a split second, he dodged the gigantic boulder and rolled sideways to safety. Covered in dirt and scratches, Black stomped furiously towards Sapphire in rage.
"That nearly KILLED me!"
"I thought you wanted to be trained? Well, HERE'S YOUR TRAINING!" Sapphire screamed, raising her arms towards the treetops; and causing a wide array of bird pokemon to take to the skies.
"Black, by the time you're done here… You'll have the instincts of a Pokémon warrior"
The Unova boy stepped back, and smiled at his newly found master. Looks like I'll be able to learn a thing or two from her... Hopefully.
A/N: Sorry to cut it short! I hope you guys are excited about the movie casting though, it'll be super fun once everyone's together for the shoot! I wonder who the leading lady will end up being?
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