Chapter 2: Strangers Meet
~*Sapphire's P. O. V.*~
I couldn't wait to go see Johto. A whole new region, a whole new league, a whole new set of Pokemon and all new people to meet and friends to make. The excitement was enough to make me explode. And, I couldn't wait to meet my secret admirer. He said he'd meet me in Johto. I checked the clock. "Oh my god! I'm gonna be late!" I shouted, grabbing my bag, my Pokeballs, and my phone and charger and then running out the door. I ran all the way to the docks. "Are you a passanger?" I nodded and showed the man my boat pass. "Well, hurry! We're just about to depart!" The man said, pushing me on board. I looked around me and I saw a familiar hat out of the corner of my eye. "RUBY!" I shouted, running over to the boy. "Hey, Sapph. You heading to Johto, too?" I nodded. "Cool." Ruby said awkwardly. I chuckled, and sat by him. Ruby awkwardly adjusted his hat. "So, how've your Pokemon been?" I asked. "Good. You?" "Good as ever." I replied. "So, Ruby, did ya get any interesting letters?" I said, hoping to break the ice. "Yeah, actually. I got one from a secret admirer. I wonder who she is. She said she'd meet me in Johto." Ruby said, smiling. I blushed. "Why, did you?" "Oh, ya. I got a letter from a secret admirer too. He said he'd meet me in Johto." I responded happily. "Great! Well, it'll be about a week before we dock, so, what do you say we have a little fun?" "Ya know what I say to that, Ruby!" I shouted, making Ruby laugh. "So, what do you want to do, Sapphire?" I thought for a moment, then said, "Well, how about swimming?" Ruby nodded, and we went to our rooms to change. When I was finished, I walked to Ruby's room, and knocked on the door. "Oh, hey Sapphire. You ready to go?" I heard Ruby ask. For a minute, I had to stand back and just look at him. I mean, not in a creepy way, but in an admiring way. He was very thin, and just looking at him, you could see a frail, yet good-looking outline.
~*Ruby's P. O. V.*~
I saw Sapphire kind of staring at me. I had to admit, though, she looked good. Her swimsuit fit her figure nicely. And she had her hair up in a loose ponytail, with some of her bangs falling in her face, giving her an almost child-like look. I snapped out of it and said, "Uhh, Sapphire, if you're done looking at me the way I look at my Pokemon, you ready to go?" I asked awkwardly. "Ohh, uh, yeah. Let's go." Sapphire said, and we walked to the pool. "Last one in's a Slowpoke!" Sapphire shouted, and jumped into the pool. I jumped in after her, the cool water rushing over me. I surfaced, and shook the water out of my face. Sapphire smiled at me, then splashed water in my face and giggled. "Oh it's on, wild child." I smirked, and splashed her. We started a water war, and when the chemicals from the water had cleared from our eyes, we both laughed. Until I noticed how close we were. "Uhhh, S-Sapphire?" I stuttered. "Yeah, what?" "This is awkward." I said, making a gesture to us. She blushed, and said, "O-Oh, t-that's okay, Ruby. E-Everyone has awkward moments sometimes." I chuckled awkwardly. But strangely enough, Sapphire didn't make a move to change the position we were in. "R-Ruby?" I nodded at her. "I-I kinda like being close to you like this." Sapphire admitted softly. I blushed. "I mean, I feel safe." I blushed even deeper.
~*Sapphire's P. O. V.*~
Ruby looked down at me, blushing scarlet, and I giggled. Soon after that, we got out of the pool. A lady came up to us and said, "Oh, are you two a couple?" We both got very flustered, and said, "Uh, n-no!" "Aww, that's such a shame. You two are cute together." "We're not together. In fact, we can't really stand each other!" I said. Ruby looked hurt at that. "Well, they always say you hurt the one you love." The woman laughed and walked towards the pool. I looked at Ruby again. "Ruby, I didn't mean it!" I shouted after my red-eyed rival. "Sapphire, just leave me alone." He said over his shoulder, tears running down his face. "Ruby! Ruby, wait!" I shouted, running after him. He ran into his room, and locked the door. "Ruby, open the door!" I shouted, knocking on the door. "No." He said firmly.
~*Ruby's P. O. V.*~
I could hear Sapphire outside my door. But no matter how much she tried, I wouldn't open the door. Eventually she gave up trying, and just sank against the door, crying. "Ruby, please." She said, her voice breaking. I felt guilt pool inside me. I went to the door, and asked, "Sapph, you, uh, you still there?" "Yeah, why?" I opened the door, and she came in, and sat on my bed. "Listen, Ruby, I swear I didn't mean what I said." "I know." I sighed. She just laid her head on my shoulder. "Sapph, you okay?" "Yeah, I'm just a little homesick." She sighed. "It's alright, Sapph. Everyone gets homesick sometimes. But, when we get to Johto, I guarantee you'll be so excited, you'll forget all about being homesick." I said. She was comforted by this, almost like a child would be. "Thanks Ruby." She kissed my cheek, and then left. I sat there, blushing and holding my cheek where she kissed me. Did-Did Sapphire Birch…. Just KISS me?!
A/N: Welp, there's chapter 2! So far, our heroes have met up on their journey to Johto. That's it for this Author's note. Paece.