Chapter 4: The bet
~*Ruby's P. O. V.*~
The next day I walked over to Sapphire's room. "Oh, hey Ruby. What's up?" She asked. "You remember that bet we made a year ago?" She nodded. "I was thinking, what if we re-did that same bet, except we traded places?" Sapphire thought for a moment, and then said, "Okay then. I accept your challenge, Ruby. In fact, I've been wondering for a while now what it would be like to participate in a contest." I was shocked. "Y-You've w-wanted to c-compete in a c-contest?" I managed to stutter out. "Ruby, are ya okay?" Sapphire asked, seeing my reaction. "Y-Yeah, I-I'm fine. I just never would've guessed that you, of all people, wanted to compete in a contest." I said shock evident in my voice. She nodded. "Well, yeah. I mean, contests are pretty important to ya, and I thought that since I did Gym Battles last time, I thought 'Why not try a Contest or two?'" She stated. "O-oh. O-Okay then." I said nervously.
~*Sapphire's P. O. V.*~
I never thought I'd live to see the day when I'd see Ruby speechless. I mean, I always thought when he grew up and got married; he'd be speechless, but not beforehand. It was...strange. Ruby's red eyes met mine. I was so tempted to kiss him right there and then, to show him how I feel. "S-Sapphire, w-what are you doing?" He asked nervously as I brought my face closer to his. "An experiment. Close your eyes." I said. Ruby gulped, and did as I asked. Slowly and gently, I pressed my lips to his. There are no words to describe how amazing it felt to finally kiss him. All I knew was that I wanted more. His lips on mine, it just felt so...so right.
~*Ruby's P. O. V.*~
When Sapphire kissed me, it was indescribable. I'd never felt happier. "Why didn't I do this earlier?" For once, my brain and heart agreed. Maybe love wasn't such a waste of time after all. I mean, when just ONE kiss feels as great is that one did, you know it's love. I'd been waiting to kiss Sapphire for so long. When she pulled back for a much-needed breath, I opened my eyes to see her blushing face. "R-Ruby? H-How was it?" She asked, fiddling with her fingers. "On a scale of one to ten?" She nodded. "One hundred." I said. She blushed even deeper. "W-We'll be in Johto in just four days. Can you believe it?" "I know. It's just so unbelievable. D-Do you think we could, um, t-travel together?" I asked. Sapphire's face went from shock to a smile. "Sure, why not?" I smiled too. I knew this wouldn't be any ordinary journey. Not with Sapphire by my side.
A/N: Awwwwwww, Ruby's so romantic, ain't he? Anywho, there's the LOOOOOOOOOOONG awaited Chapter 4! Sorry it took so long, I'm trying to write all of the story first. And I'm having trouble finding my inspiration on this. Next chapter coming soon!