So here it is! Another drabble. :) This one was another anonymous request I think.

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36. Secret:
They think that they're keeping their relationship under wraps and nobody knows they're dating; so they're considerably startled one day when Red and Green sit down, fold their arms and seriously ask them if they've had 'The Talk' yet.

"How secretive do they think they're being?" Blue asks, her tone disbelieving as she sat against the tall oak tree. She smacked Green, who jolted out of his concentration on his book and she ignored his scowl. "Whatever. You can get back to your reading later. How obvious is it that Ruby and Sapphire are dating?"

"And I care because?" Green adjusted his glasses and settled back down. "Blue, go away."

"Make me." And then Blue squealed when Green reached over. "I didn't mean it literally!"

Red chose that moment to come strolling up, his demeanor still rather frosty from all the air on Mt. Silver even though he had chosen to leave his post about a month ago. "Hello," he said quietly, and sat down- not a word more, not a word less, not even a smile- he just sat down and fixed his red gaze on both his best friends.

Blue dropped Green, much to the Gym Leader's relief. "Red!" she squealed, and Green was amused to see Red's eyes flare up with familiar alarm. "Red, tell me- does it look like Ruby and Sapphire are dating to you?"

Red didn't even bother looking; he flopped down on the grass, playing with his Venusaur's Pokeball. "Yes."

"You didn't even look." And both boys heard the dangerous pout in Blue's voice.

Red shrugged. "Yellow says they're dating," he offered, and went silent again.

Blue's reply was cut short by the sound of running feet and then an ooof as someone skidded into their midst. Gold scrambled up. "Hi Blue, Green, Red- Blue, do you want to call your red-head idiot brother off? He's trying to kill me and I swear I didn't do anything this time!"

"Get back here!" they heard Silver bellow, and Gold took off again. Green rolled his eyes and put his book away. "I never get anything done around here," he said to nobody in particular. "Blue, why are you so fixated on Ruby and Sapphire?"

"Because they're meant to be!" Blue pointed at them. "Look at them," she said fondly.

Green and Red looked, and to be honest they couldn't see what was so fascinating about the Hoenn pair. They were bickering, as usual, leaving their food untouched- Emerald and Diamond were happily munching on the abandoned food as Ruby and Sapphire got into each other's faces with their bellowed arguments. To the side, the Sinnoh trio watched the fight with what seemed like amusement- amusement at least for Pearl, while Diamond didn't really seem to care and Platina just seemed rather confused.

Red broke the silence. "So?" he asked.

"So- they're dating! If Yellow says they're dating, then they're dating. I wonder for how long?"

Green shook his head. "Is this any of our business?"

"Of course it is! As their seniors, it's important that we set a good example for our juniors and show them that we care about them, their healthy relationships and the choices they make in life." Blue drew herself up and adjusted her cap. "You," she announced imperiously, "need to give them the talk."

Green raised his eyebrow; Red just asked in the same monotone, "What talk?"

His best friend rolled his eyes. "You know," he said in his grumpy tone, "you really stayed up on that blasted mountain for too long."

..

"You know, this is actually pretty good," Ruby complimented as Sapphire sat down next to him in Professor Oak's kitchen. Both of them cradled the porcelain mugs that held the delightfully warm aroma of hot chocolate, but Ruby suddenly frowned. "Although I don't think he meant raiding his cupboards when he said make yourself at home."

Outside in the living room, Pearl and Diamond said something and the Hoenn teenagers heard a loud shout of laughter that must have been from either Gold or Emerald. Sapphire smacked Ruby's back just as he took a small sip of his hot beverage; the boy choked and spluttered into his drink. Sapphire blithely ignored him as she said cheerfully, "Well, we did make ourselves at home, didn't we?"

Ruby just glared at her as he reached for a wad of napkins to mop up the front of his shirt.

Just then, the door swung open and Green and Red walked in; the former looking strangely uncomfortable in his own home while the latter shoved his hands into his pockets and maintained his usual silent demeanor. "Hello," Red offered, and sat down opposite Ruby.

"Hi Red! Hi Green!" Sapphire bounced happily in her seat, excited at the fact that the region's best trainers were sitting opposite her; she was decidedly too happy to see them, Ruby thought as he nodded hello at his two seniors. He hastily squashed the feeling of jealousy that uncoiled within him.

An awkward silence followed Green's decision to sit in the chair opposite Sapphire. "So," Green began, folding his arms. "How long?"

The younger teenagers blinked in confusion. "How long what?" Sapphire asked.

Red chose to lean his chin against his hand. "How long have you been dating," he clarified.

If anything, it was the quick denials and emphasized "What? I'm not dating him/her!" that gave the two away. Green also noticed the rapid blinking Ruby did and Sapphire's convulsive knee jerk when Red mentioned it; they were definitely caught unawares by the line of questioning. "Okay, so," he said in his usual cool tone. "you're not dating?"

There was a long pause before Ruby said in an exasperated tone, "Sapphire, I thought we agreed not to tell anyone."

"I didn't!"

"OKAY," Red yelled as soon as both of them raised their voices and began arguing again. Green blinked in confusion at his friend- he hadn't heard that loud a voice emerge from Red ever since he had left for Mt. Silver. Red immediately reverted back to his stoic self when both teenagers ceased bickering and blinked at him in surprise. "Continue," Red said laconically to Green.

Green cleared his throat, unsure of how to approach this topic. He hadn't ever planned on giving this speech- ever, not even to his kids (well if he had planned on having any, that is). "Well," he began, "with a relationship comes great responsibility. There are consequences, and neither of you are planning on-"

"What are you trying to tell us?" Sapphire interrupted, already impatient with the entire speech. Green grimaced and looked to Red for help, but the other boy simply raised his shoulders and let them drop.

"What I'm trying to say is that as you grow older, there will be…" Green stopped, feeling a dull flush suffuse his cheeks. "Red, a little help here?" he growled at the Champion.

Again, Red shrugged. "Temptations?" he prompted, but only when Green glared at him with a look threatening painful death.

"Hang on," Ruby cut in, coming out of his distracted thoughts and picking up on Green's serious tone, "are you trying to give us the talk?"

"Have you heard it before?" Green asked with some relief- maybe he wouldn't have to give the speech after all!

Ruby shook his head. "I think my dad thought he would never have to give it to me."

"What talk?" Sapphire asked in confusion, and Green gave up.

"Never mind," he said, getting up from the table. "Don't do anything stupid, that's all I'm saying." He left the group and walked outside, where there was another roar of laughter from Pearl and Diamond's comedy act.

Both Hoenn teenagers stared at Red, who stood up too and idly played with the bill of his cap. "Don't have sex until you're married," he said plainly before following Green out the door.

Ruby and Sapphire choked on their hot chocolate. "That's what the talk was about?" Ruby cried, his eyes wide as saucers. "I always thought it was something about being a man- or something. You would relate well to that, Sapph-"

Sapphire hit him on the head.

"You just hit me on the head." Ruby scowled.

"You're being annoying."

"Why are we dating?"

"Shhh! I thought we didn't want everyone else to know!"

Both of them contemplated that statement for a while. "Why did we agree on that?" Ruby ventured finally.

Sapphire shrugged. "We thought it would be easier?" she suggested.

"Maybe." Ruby shrugged. "But now that Red and Green know-"

"You're right, there really isn't any-"

"-point to that," Ruby finished, and both of them grinned at each other.

Both of them sipped their hot chocolate before Sapphire broke the comfortable silence. "So, why did Green try to give us that entire speech?"

"I have no clue. Maybe Blue put him up to it."

"Do you think we really needed Red to tell us that?"

Ruby snorted and took Sapphire's fingers in his. "Nope. I'm happy the way we are right now." And then he smiled inwardly as Sapphire blushed and stuttered something indistinguishable.

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That was so bad. I know I really wanted to write this, but then halfway through it like died. My muse eloped I do think; maybe I should have given HER the talk. I am terribly sorry if this does not make expectations. :/

I do hope you enjoyed it though! Please review :D