Okay, here we go. Hanon Diethel, I think you requested this too. Enjoy :]

Disclaimer: Sadly, I do not own Pokemon. The only thing I own is my computer and then my sanity- even then that's questionable…

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"Ruby."

The capped boy grimaced and squeezed his eyes shut. Ignore her. He moved a chess piece opposite Silver, making sure to set it down with a deliberate clack. "Your move," he said rather inaudibly.

As the Johto boy contemplated his next move, Sapphire poked Ruby's knee again. "Ruby," she repeated.

He waved a hand at her rather dismissively, and lounging against the tree, Gold noted with amusement Sapphire's silently building anger. Ataro chattered nervously on his shoulder, and Gold patted his head. "Five minutes before she blows up," he murmured softly to the monkey.

Ataro squeaked otherwise. Two, it chittered.

Silver moved his pawn, and Gold couldn't resist clapping sarcastically just to throw his ex-rival slash best friend off his game. "Oh, forgive me for providing some noise," he drawled when Silver glared at him from under the curtain of bright red hair.

Ruby remained unfazed, despite Sapphire poking him again. "Check," he said a little too gleefully, and Gold couldn't help but snort when Silver's eyebrows settled in a puzzled expression. "Nice move," he observed.

Ruby paid no attention to the compliment as Sapphire kept poking his knee with more and more force. "OH, IN MEW'S NAME, WHAT DO YOU WANT, SAPPHIRE?" he finally exploded, startling Silver and Gold- the latter tumbled backwards with a loud "Yaaargh!"

"Well," Sapphire shot right back, "if you would actually pay attention once in a while-"

"If you would let me focus on something other than your constant thirst for battles-"

Ataro chose that moment to dance gleefully on a tree, showering Silver with dust and dirt. Annoyed, the redhead glared up at Gold. "Control your monkey, Gold," he growled.

"You need to lighten up, Silver." Gold chuckled and nudged Silver with his cue stick. Silver's fists clenched, and his foot began to tap rapidly on the ground, while on the other side of the board, Ruby and Sapphire kept yelling at each other.

"YEAH? WHAT ABOUT THE TIME THAT YOU WENT TO SNOWPOINT CITY TO BATTLE, BUT YOU DIDN'T TELL ME ABOUT IT?"

"I TOLD YOU, I WAS LOOKING FOR CANDICE BECAUSE SHE OFFERED TO GIVE ME CONTEST TIPS!"

"YOU COULD HAVE TOLD ME!"

"WHY ON EARTH WOULD I WANT TO TELL YOU?"

Gold decided at that very moment to tap a fuming Silver on the head with his stick. "By the way, your chess skills need some improvement," he offered.

Silver scowled even more darkly. "Gold, I bet you couldn't even play chess if your life depended on it," he countered.

Gold threw his head back and laughed. "Boy, that comment sure showed me. I'll have you know, I was the undisputed chess champion for five years-"

"Playing against what? Your Poltaro?" Silver snorted.

"Maybe, but how is that any of your business-"

"You played against your own Pokemon?"

"A victory is a victory, innit?"

"I TRAINED WITH YOU LAST SATURDAY!" Ruby bellowed.

"THAT WAS HARDLY TRAINING! YOU GAVE UP BECAUSE YOU GOT A DIRT SMUDGE ON YOUR SHOE!"

"WELL MAYBE IF YOU WOULD STOP INSISTING WE TRAIN OUTDOORS-"

"Gold, stop Ataro from showering me in tree dust!"

"Honestly, Silver, stop being such a clean, neat freak. Lighten up once in a while-"

"I'll show you lighten up when I lighten you up-"

"STOP IT!" Yellow shouted from her position between the two fighting groups, finally exasperated after having yelled at them to no avail. She cautiously removed her fingers from her ears when she realized that both parties had ceased arguing and were now staring at her in curiosity. "S-sorry," she stammered when her usual stage fright paralyzed her. "I-it's just that the n-noise was disturbing the Pokemon in the area." She twiddled her thumbs. "Do you mind keeping the noise level down?" she finished hesitantly, her voice no louder than a whisper.

"Of course, Yellow," Gold said smoothly, scooping up the chess board and the chess pieces in one swift swipe. "Silver and I have to go, anyway- we volunteered to help out the daycare center-"

"By 'we' volunteering, he means that he volunteered and dragged me along," Silver muttered mutinously.

"Arceus, look at the time," Sapphire suddenly gasped. "Ruby, it's almost five- we have to be at Green's gym by six-"

"Why are we leaving an hour early then?" Ruby demanded.

"Well, we need to train, don't we? You're the one who told me that before physical exercise we need to warm up-"

"When I said warm up, I didn't mean battle beforehand-"

Silver grabbed one of the pawns and threw it at the bickering couple, efficiently shutting them up. "We're leaving," he stated in the tone that left no room for argument. "Whatever you guys do, don't end up scaring all the wild Pokemon away. I can assure you that Green- or Yellow-" the girl in the straw hat blushed- "won't be very happy. Gold!" he barked, and the goggle-headed boy jumped in alarm. "Let's go."

"Well you could afford to be a little happier about it…"

"Happier? You conned me into this, you little liar…"

"Might I remind you that Blue's a con artist? Maybe I picked up a few things from her- OW! WHAT DID YOU HIT ME FOR?"

Yellow shook her head and trudged back the way she came, leaving the suddenly quiet Ruby and Sapphire behind. "Well," Ruby began, looking up at the foliage of the Viridian Forest. "I suppose we should get going to find some decent trainers to battle you."

"You're not battling me?"

"Why? You're going to wipe the floor with my team. Then you're going to use Green's Pokemon to finish up what spots you missed." Ruby playfully nudged Sapphire, their previous fighting automatically forgotten. "You've got him this time, Sapph. This time, you'll win."

Sapphire smiled and looped her arm around Ruby's proffered elbow. "Thanks," she grinned. Both walked along in companionable silence before Sapphire began, "Strange pair, aren't they, those two Johto boys?"

"I know. Always fighting and everything." Ruby sniffed. "Do you ever think we're like that?"

Both of them thought about it for a moment before deciding, "Nah."

Meanwhile, Gold and Silver were trekking along in the other direction. Silver had his arms folded, his usual scowl etched on his features, while Gold walked with a spring in his step as he whistled a cheery tune. "Silver, lighten up," he said happily. "At the rate you're going you're going to completely break every egg you touch in the daycare center."

"Does that mean I get to go home?"

"Stop whining."

"I don't whine."

Gold rolled his eyes. "Whatever." He twirled his cue stick. "You should just team up with the Hoenn couple over there. They fight so much you'd be a perfect addition."

"I wouldn't fight with them. I'd stand back and watch the fireworks," Silver snorted. "They are one strange couple, indeed."

"You don't think we fight as much as they do, do you?" Gold asked anxiously.

Both of them considered the notion before shaking their heads and saying simultaneously, "Nah."

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Ah, yes. I must admit, I've never actually written anything between Gold/Silver before. So I don't know if there's any OOC-ness. Other than that I had tons of fun writing it, as usual :] Reviews are always greatly appreciated as they boost my morale!