Hello people! Thank you to everyone who reviewed last ch.! (Your responses to who the mystery suitor was made me laugh.) All I can say is...kudos for trying. Anyhoodle, I've kept you waiting for too long! Read on and please review!

Disclaimer: If I owned Pokemon, then I'd probably be writing the scripts for the anime or the plotline for the manga, but I'm not, so obviously, I'm just a fan.


Crystal's P.O.V.

"Crystal, meet Eusine, your new fiancé."

I barely heard my father's words as I stared wide-eyed at Eusine. He looked straight back at me and I could see the evil glint in his eyes.

"Pleased to meet you Ms. Crystal." He walked over, grabbing my hand, and brushing his lips against it. I shivered slightly, but couldn't do much else.

"Eusine here comes from a noble and wealthy background, has perfect manners, is a good Pokemon trainer, and has been ranked first in "Johto's Most Eligible Bachelors" five times in a row," my father said.

Seeing how I wasn't jumping in joy at being matched with "Jhoto's Most Eligible Bachelor," my father coughed, then said, "Alright, I'll leave you two to get acquainted." (As usual, he left Gold out.)

With that, he and mother went upstairs. I watched them go blankly and was jerked out of my semi-trance by Gold's voice.

"What the hell are you doing here?"

"I'm here to claim my bride. What else did you think I came for?" Eusine's voice held a mocking tone.

I felt myself bristle with fury. "I will never marry you!" I spat out furiously.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk…Such a pretty face, but such a fierce temper…I'll have to make sure we fix that before you become my wife," Eusine sighed.

"Which part of I won't ever marry you don't you understand?!?" I half-shrieked.

Eusine ignored my question and asked a different one. "Even if you do plan to get out of this marriage, how do you suppose you would do that?"

I was speechless. "We…" Gold started to say.

"We? As in you and Crystal?" Eusine started to laugh. "Oh I see! You two are together now! That's rich; you leave me for lower-class trash like him?"

"Like you're one to talk? If anyone is trash than you're definitely the dump!" I shouted at him. (Luckily, or unluckily, my parents had shut the door and couldn't hear our conversation.)

Eusine stared at me, clearly amused. "So, since you and …Gold, plan to get out the marriage, what are you going to do? Run away?"

The truth was, I was considering just running off and seeing if Gold wanted to come with me. By the look on his face, Gold was probably thinking the same thing.

"We don't have to run! All we have to do is tell Crystal's parents about what you tried to do to her!" Gold's body was rigid with anger at the memory of the last time we'd seen Eusine.

Once again, Eusine started laughing. "Like they would ever believe you? A low-class boy with no manners, to me?" He turned toward me. "Or you? They barely even acknowledge you; I doubt your father would ever believe such an outrageous story!"

I stopped, realizing what he had just said, painful as it was, was actually true. My father, who couldn't even remember my birthday unless his secretary reminded him, would never listen to me…or Gold.

"You see? You can't win."

Gold glanced at me and I looked straight at him. We could always run away…

"Oh, and don't even think of trying to run," Eusine said, interrupting my thoughts. "I have ways of making you stay…"

I glared at Eusine. Damn him…I had to admit, though he was more evil than the entire villain teams combined, he was smart.

Just then, a voice rang out. "Crystal, Eusine! Are you ready to go to dinner?" My mother stood at the top of the stairs, in a long wine-red dress, looking down at us.

"Yeah mom…Can Gold eat with us?"

My father appeared instantly, about to say no. But before he could speak, my mother chirped out a "Yes, of course!" Father sighed, but didn't seem to be in the mood to argue.

"Alright, then go change your clothes. Put on a dress Crystal." He looked at Gold. "You can wear one of my spare suits. Don't get it dirty."

Gold and I nodded, rolling our eyes at my father's obvious rudeness, but going upstairs to change.

"So…what are we going to do?" Gold asked when we reached the top of the stairs. (My mother and father had gone downstairs to talk with Eusine.)

I sighed. "Let's just get through this dinner first. Then we'll figure it out."

"Whatever you say." Gold smiled sadly at me before kissing me gently and going into my parents' bedroom to change. I sighed again before going to my own room.

-A little while later-

"Ready?"

I looked up at Gold and giggled.

"What?"

"Your tie's all crooked!"

He looked down and grumbled, "Stupid tie…I can never tie these things…"

"Don't hate on the tie, just because you don't know how to tie it," I said, going over and fixing up his tie. He smiled at me.

"Thanks Crys! I could never do it without you!"

"You're welcome. Now let's go before my dad blows a fuse." He nodded and we went downstairs.

-At the restaurant-

"So Crystal, did you know Eusine won the Young People's Essay Competition in Jhoto?"

"Oh please don't tell her about that…it was nothing big!"

I rolled my eyes. For the last 20 minutes since we'd arrived at the restaurant and were seated, my father had been "advertising" all of Eusine's "good" qualities, which did nothing to help his already inflated ego.

My mother sat there nodding her head occasionally, not listening at all. Instead, she was slipping bits of bread to her Wobbuffet, Wobee, who was under the table. Pokemon weren't allowed in the restaurant, but seeing how important my father was, they let Wobee stay.

"Crystal, did you hear what I just said?"

"Eusine won first place…" I muttered, tearing at a piece of bread. The main courses hadn't even arrived yet and I was already bored out of my mind.

"Precisely…" Father continued to talk about Eusine and his accomplishments, Eusine kept being "modest," and mother just nodded on and on.

I looked at Gold who sat next to me. He had been quiet the whole time through the soup and salad courses. At the moment, he was staring blankly at his bowl of soup, stirring it idly.

"Gold," I hissed. He looked up, startled. "I'm sorry for dragging you into this…"

Gold smirked. "Don't worry about it, I think I've got a…"

Before he could finish, a waiter came between us, setting down the main courses, Taurus steaks with mashed Wiki berries. Throughout the whole main course, everyone did the same thing they'd been doing, until I was so bored, I felt like screaming.

Finally dessert arrived (fried nanab berries with ice cream). I picked at my ice cream, eager to go home. Suddenly, Gold cleared his throat, loudly, drawing all the attention at our table.

"Yes Gold?" Mother said.

"I understand that you've already chosen Eusine as Crystal's fiancé Getsuei-san, but I was wondering if there were any other suitors."

My father stared at Gold coldly before saying, "All of them did not meet our standards. Eusine is obviously the best match for my business and daughter." (I bristled; once again the business came first.)

"Would you consider me as a possible candidate for Crystal's husband?" Gold asked boldly. I gasped quietly. Was he really considering such a big commitment, just so I wouldn't have to be married to Eusine?

"You do NOT meet the standards!" my father said sternly. Eusine chuckled quietly, masking it by sipping from his glass.

Gold looked at my father for a moment. "Actually, you've never looked into me or my background, so you wouldn't know."

"And how would that change anything?"

Gold sighed before taking out his wallet. He pulled a piece of paper out, unfolded it, and slid it toward father, who immediately scooted away from it.

"If you look at that piece of paper, you can see that I actually do come from a wealthy background. My grandfather is the head of Miracle Cycle, the biggest bike industry in all of Johto therefore; I do come from a good background. And I will a large inheritance when he passes on, plus I'll be next in line to take over the company."

I could see my father considering it. Then he looked at Gold for a long moment and shook his head. "You are still not good for my company…or daughter."

"Why?"

"Just look at you! You obviously have no manners, you're crude, and your Pokemon are too loose and untrained."

Gold raised an eyebrow. "What if I can prove I'm not all those things and my Pokemon are well-trained."

"No."

"Why not?"

"We've already found Eusine. There is no need to delay the wedding."

"What if I showed you that I was better than Eusine? We'll compete in a series of challenges that you choose and you can plan the wedding at the same time so there won't be any delay."

My father was silent, trying to find a loophole.

"Oh it'll be fun!" my mother squealed. "Let's do it!"

Father looked at mother; I could tell he was weakening. If my mother urged him a little more, he'd probably agree.

"I accept."

We all turned. Eusine sat there, swirling his wine glass around idly.

"What did you say Eusine?" my father said.

"I accept Gold's challenge. A real man will defend his position as a lady's rightful husband and since I am a man (I snorted, faking it as a cough.), I accept this challenge."

"Alright, you're on!"

Gold and Eusine grabbed each other's hands across the table, gripping tightly, neither wanting to let go first. My father looked on then sighed.

"Very well; the challenge for Crystal's hand in marriage will began the day after tomorrow."


A/N: Hm...looks like things are getting a heck of a lot more interesting... Next ch. will contain the others (Ruby, Sapph, etc.) A little more feedback on this story would be great, so please review!!!

P.S. I'm sorry if Silver doesn't appear in this story either...I'll see if I can put him in, but I dunno... One day, I plan to make a story where Silver is actually IN story (maybe even the main character), but I have to finish this first...sigh, too much, too much...