From the previous chapter: Sapphire didn't give Bertha drugs. I knew someone would ask about that but I don't really have an answer to what it was. (That's kinda why it doesn't say in the story) Sorry!~
I don't really know what to say now, except sorry for the wait. I probably should have had this one up sooner, but i hope it wasn't too long a wait.
The next day began with Cheren eating breakfast in the living room of the mansion.
"Good morning!" he heard a voice greet him. It was Bianca.
"Bianca, you're actually up on time?" he asked, shocked. Bianca giggled.
"Of course I am. Your alarm woke me up." She said, grinning. "I'm gonna get some breakfast. Then we can walk to school together." She said.
"Okay." Cheren agreed. He then turned when he heard a sleepy sounding voice.
"Morning…." White said, coming down the stairs, followed by Black, Kyouhei, Mei, and Hugh.
"Hey Cheren!" Black said.
"Good morning, guys." Cheren replied. White stretched and yawned.
There were four couches arranged in a square. White and Mei sat down on a couch that was on Cheren's left and the guys sat on another couch that was to Cheren's right.
"Hmm…what's for breakfast today?" she asked.
"Same as yesterday, whatever we order." Kyouhei replied.
"I want pancakes!" Mei said. The others agreed, but before they could get up, they heard Bianca's voice.
"Sorry! But you're going to have to wait for a while. I just got the last ones." She said, sheepishly, and sat down next to Cheren.
"Aw man!" Black complained. "Fine! Go ahead! Just eat in front of us!" Bianca and Cheren sweat dropped.
"Calm down, Black." White said. "Just be patient." Mei giggled.
"Hey, are you two gonna act like that at the dance?" she asked. Black and White blushed.
"Oh, you two are going to the dance together?" Cheren asked. "Not that I'm particularly surprised to hear that." He smirked.
"W-What's that supposed to mean?" White asked.
"Oh, don't be so embarrassed." Bianca laughed. Everyone except Black and White, who were still glowing with embarrassment, joined in her laughter.
Right after that, the girls trailed off into their own conversation. Black, Kyouhei, and Hugh smirked at each other.
"Hey, you're going to the dance, right?" Kyouhei asked Cheren.
"I suppose." He said. "I don't really see any reason not to."
"So are you going with anyone?" Hugh asked. Cheren shook his head.
"No one's asked me to go with them, so I guess not." He said.
"Cheren, you're the guy, you have to ask a girl!" Black whispered.
"White asked you to the dance." Cheren said, a little loudly. Black hurriedly hushed him and was relieved that the girls, namely White, didn't hear him.
"No she didn't!" he argued. "I asked her!"
"She initiated the discussion." Cheren said. "Now had you initiated-"
"Shut up, Cheren." Black interrupted.
"Say, why don't you ask Bianca to the dance?" Kyouhei whispered. Cheren looked shocked.
"Huh? Me ask Bianca?" he said.
"You two are always hanging out." Hugh said.
"Yeah, even before we started attending school here in Sinnoh. You traveled together back in Unova." Black added.
"Well…uh…" Cheren stuttered. He slowly looked out of the corner of his eye when he noticed Bianca doing the same thing.
"Cheren…?" she said extremely quietly. Cheren gasped, realizing that Bianca had heard what they just said.
"Uh…uhm…" he stuttered, red-faced. Suddenly, the phone rang. White picked it up.
"Hello…oh! Ok, thanks for calling!" White said and hung up. "It was the chef. They have pancakes ready and waiting for us." She clapped. The guys looked confused.
"Huh? But we never even went in there. How did they know we wanted pancakes?" Black asked. The girls rolled their eyes.
"We called and requested them just a few minutes ago while you guys were talking about who knows what." White responded.
"Huh…but…" Black started. White held her hand out.
"C'mon, let's just go get breakfast." She said, then smiled.
"Yeah, or we'll be late." Mei added, standing.
"Well, I guess Cheren and I will be getting to school now, then." Bianca said, standing up.
"Huh?" Cheren looked at her.
"You're done eating, aren't you?" she asked, hands on hips. Cheren nodded.
"Well then, let's go!" she exclaimed and grabbed his arm. "See you all in homeroom!" Bianca called to the others.
"See ya!" they replied.
*On the Way to School*
Bianca and Cheren walked to school rather quietly. Cheren found the silence awkward, but he didn't know what he could possibly say considering how embarrassed he was. He was certain that Bianca had heard the others' suggestion for him to ask her to the dance.
Finally, Bianca broke the silence.
"Hey Cheren…" she started. "Can I ask you something?" she asked.
"Uhm…sure, Bianca." He said.
"Sooo….you wouldn't want to go to the dance with me?" she asked, looking at him. Cheren looked shocked.
"W-What do you mean?" he asked.
"When Kyouhei suggested you and I go to the dance together," she started. "You didn't say anything. Does that mean you don't want to go with me?" she asked, sadly.
Cheren shook his head. "Of course it doesn't. I-I was just rather shocked at the suggestion merely because I…hadn't really anticipated it. I didn't mean I don't want to attend the dance with you."
Bianca's eyes widened. "So then…YOU DO?" she exclaimed.
"Wait! So you mean…you want to go to the dance with me?" Cheren exclaimed. Bianca blushed and nodded.
"I'd been wanting to ask you…but I was afraid you'd say no." she said. "So…if you want to…." She started.
"Do you want to go to the dance with me?" she asked. Both Cheren and Bianca's faces reddened. Cheren cleared his throat before answering.
"Of course I do, Bianca." He said. "I'd be happy to go with you." He grinned.
Bianca jumped up in joy. "YAAY! I've got a date to the dance!" she shouted. She then grabbed Cheren's hand and started to run the rest of the way to school.
"Hey, slow down, Bianca!" Cheren said. He smiled momentarily, but quickly frowned when he realized.
"Wait? She asked me out…so I didn't ask her!" he thought. "Well…I just hope Black doesn't find out."
*Lunch*
Sapphire angrily bit into her rice ball. She was sitting in the shade of a large tree that she normally ate lunch under.
"Stupid…stupid…" she muttered. Suddenly, Diamond approached her, with Lax following behind.
"Hey Sapphire." He grinned. Sapphire snapped out of her trance and looked up at him.
"Dia! Hey there." She grinned and rubbed Lax's head. "What ya doin' out here?"
Diamond sat down next to Sapphire.
"I came to join you for lunch." He said. "But where's Ruby? Don't you normally eat lunch with him?" Sapphire growled a little and bit her rice ball.
"Erm…not today…he had to do something else." She said, mouth full. Diamond didn't think she was telling the truth.
"Speaking of which, how come yar out here instead of with Pearl and the Lady?" Sapphire asked.
"Pearl and Lady are studying for a test they have today. Pearl thought I'd get bored sitting there, so he suggested that I find someone to eat lunch with." Diamond explained. Sapphire's eyes widened.
"Hmm, Pearl sent you away? While he's with the Lady?" Sapphire said, making a fist.
"Calm down, Sapphire." Diamond said. Sapphire looked at him.
"Huh, but Dia…" she said, then got closer to Diamond and started to whisper. "Don't you like the Lady?"
Diamond blushed at the comment, not to mention Sapphire's proximity.
"Uh…I…" he said, but Sapphire cut him off.
"Mmm-hmm, ya see? I knew it!" she said. "Dia, ya gotta ask Lady to the dance!"
"I don't know, I don't think Lady would want to go with me." He said. Sapphire gasped.
"What?" Sapphire exclaimed. "Why'd ya say that?"
"Well, I think she'd probably rather go with Pearl if she had to choose one of us." He said. "He's just…more…I don't know."
"Cool?" Sapphire suggested. "And strong, quick, not to mention handsome, smart…" she continued to list. "…and uh…" she looked at a sad-looking Diamond.
"Oops….sorry Diamond…" she said.
"It's okay." Diamond said, smiling, though Sapphire knew he must have been forcing it.
"No, really! Ya've got good quirks about ya, too!" she said. "Yar smarter than ya look! Wait…that didn't come out right." Sapphire scratched the back of her head.
"It's fine, Sapph, you don't have to-" he said, but Sapphire interrupted.
"Yar really funny!" she said. "Even when ya aren't even trying!" she said and laughed. "See, there are good things about ya, too." She said, and looked down, ashamed at the fact that she couldn't name many good qualities.
Diamond smiled regardless. "Thanks, Sapphire." He said. Sapphire put on a confident grin.
"Just make sure ya stay positive!" Sapphire said, making a fist. "And have confidence in yarself." She said, then patted his head. "Besides, I think ya got a pretty good chance." She winked, thinking back to Lady's indecisiveness at the slumber party.
"Ok, thanks Sapph." Diamond said. "Your turn." He said. Sapphire blinked.
"Huh? Whaddya mean?" she asked.
"About Ruby." He said. "You aren't really not eating lunch with him because he had something else to do, right?" he asked. Sapphire sighed.
"Told ya: yar smarter than ya look." She said, grinning. "But yeah, that's right."
"So what happened?" Diamond asked.
"That…idiot!" she said angrily. "I was eating my lunch when he complained about how I was eating. He said it was barbaric! So I told him that he ate like a girl! Then he said he was more civilized. So I got angry and threw my rice balls at him."
Diamonds eyes widened.
"Then he yelled at me and said, 'no one will want to go to the dance with you if you continue to act like a caveman!'" Sapphire fumed. "And then he left to go clean his clothes!" she finished. She then picked up another of her rice balls, bit it, and angrily muttered, "Stupid…stupid…"
"So that's what happened." Diamond said. "I can see how that would make you angry, Sapphire."
"He's so stuck up!" she complained. "Always saying he's so civilized and I'm not!"
"I'm sorry about that, Sapphire." Diamond said. "But the real reason that made you so angry is because…you like Ruby, isn't it?" Sapphire's face reddened. She only made a growling sound.
"What he said hurt you because you've liked him for a while. You…wanted to go to the dance with him, didn't you?" Diamond said. Sapphire still didn't respond.
"But Ruby said that you were not civilized enough to attend the dance, essentially saying…that he wouldn't be interested in attending the dance with you." Diamond continued. Sapphire clenched her fists.
"But…I don't think he meant that." Diamond said. Sapphire's eyes widened.
"What?" she exclaimed. Diamond smiled.
"Well…I'm sure you didn't mean what you said either. Both of you were probably just saying things in the heat of the moment." Diamond said. "You know that Ruby cares a lot about you. Don't you remember?" Sapphire made fists again.
"Yeah I remember. But he acts like he never did! So I'm the only one who does remember!" Sapphire raged, referring to the confessions they made in the battle against Team Aqua and Team Magma. She'd told Diamond about it one day.
"But you know he does…don't you?" Diamond asked. Sapphire was amazed; Diamond really was aware of many things, and good at knowing what to say, at that.
"…yeah…I guess." She mumbled. "He did stick up for me the other day and didn't make fun of my not being able to read to the class." Diamond smiled.
"Y'see? You guys just had an argument." He said. "And the best thing to do would be to apologize." He said. Sapphire grinned and suddenly hugged Diamond.
"Yeah, I guess yar right." She said. "Thanks for this talk, Dia."
Diamond blushed lightly. "No problem, Sapph." He said. Sapphire stood up.
"But…I'm not ready to apologize just yet." She said, folding her arms. "In the meantime, let's go get some more rice balls. It's my thanks to ya." She said.
Diamond and Lax's eyes widened. Throughout this conversation, they'd eaten all of their own lunch and most of Sapphire's.
"Sure, let's go!" he said and the two hurried inside.
Meanwhile, another student was eating by himself in Green's base. It was none other than Silver. Originally, he'd wanted to spend his lunchtime with Green, but she didn't stay very long and had to leave not long after lunch had started. He didn't know if it had to do with her "plan" or if it was something school related. Regardless, he'd wanted her to be there with him.
As he ate, he heard a noise. It was the sound of the backdoor.
"Hmm…Green never comes in through the backdoor…" he thought. She'd always said that coming through the locker tunnel was "more fun."
Silver turned around to see a girl, though it wasn't Green. He half excepted to see Yellow, though he remember that there was no chance of that since this being one of the days that she wouldn't have to meet in the base, she would spend her lunch with Red and Blue.
"No way she'd leave Red to come here for something." He thought.
But it wasn't Yellow either. It was Soul. She approached Silver and smiled.
"Hi Silver." She said.
"Soul…how did you know I was here?" he asked. Soul giggled.
"Actually, I looked a few other places for you, too before I decided to come here." She said. "May I join you?" she asked.
"If you want to…" he said, not looking at her. Soul grinned and sat down in a chair next to him. There was silence for a while. Soul looked at Silver, who wouldn't look in her direction.
"Silver…" she said. "…why are you eating down here all by yourself?"
"I was…with Green for a while." He said. "She had to leave." Soul felt sorry for him.
"You were looking forward to spending this time with her, weren't you?" Soul asked. Silver said nothing.
"I think it's nice." Soul continued. "It's pretty sweet how attached you are." She giggled.
"But, I also think you need to expand a little." She said. Silver picked up his head, but still wouldn't look at her.
"Only clinging on to Green isn't very good." She said. "I barely ever see you trying to really enjoying yourself."
Silver glanced at her. "So?" he said. "Why do you even care?" Soul giggled.
"So I think you need to enjoy yourself more." She said. "And do you know the perfect way to do that?" she asked.
"No." Silver replied, plainly.
"By going to the dance!" she said. Silver looked at her.
"What?" he said.
"Yeah." Soul clapped. "Doesn't that sound like fun?" she asked.
Silver didn't say anything. He just looked at the wall.
"Will you think about it?" Soul asked. Silver turned back to face her, but didn't say anything.
Soul smiled, taking it as a yes. "Well, at least he'll think about it." She thought. The two stayed in Green's base and continued to eat lunch.
"Uncivilized….barbaric…." Ruby muttered, as he pulled a brush through Nana's fur. Nana looked uncomfortable. Wally and Emerald stared at him.
"He's been muttering things like that for a while…" Wally whispered. Ruru was in his lap. Emerald nodded.
"Yeah…it's getting kinda wierd." He replied. Ruby suddenly pointed the brush at Emerald.
"I heard that!" he exclaimed.
"Sorry, Ruby, but geez. You've just been sitting here aggressively brushing all of your Pokémon and mumbling stuff." Emerald said.
"That barbarian threw rice all over us!" Ruby emphasized.
"Your Pokémon were in their Poké Balls when she did that…" Wally said, sweat dropping.
"And why are we grooming your Pokemon? Emerald thought annoyedly, combing Popo's curl.
"That's not the point!" Ruby said. "Besides, she got me dirty."
"But wasn't it your fault for calling her uncivilized in the first place?" Emerald asked.
"Well, but she…" Wally and Emerald glared at Ruby. Ruby sighed in defeat. "I guess, maybe it was me who initiated…"
Emerald face-palmed. "Maybe?" he repeated. Coco moved into Ruby's lap.
"Okay, okay!" Ruby said. "I guess I initiated it." He somewhat admitted. Wally and Emerald looked at Ruby. Ruby looked confused.
"What?" he asked. Wally and Emerald face-palmed.
"Well aren't you going to apologize?" Wally asked. Ruby looked taken aback.
"Apologize?" he asked.
"Yes apologize!" Emerald and Wally said together.
"But…" Ruby said.
"RUBY!" Emerald and Wally exclaimed.
"Ok ok. But must I now?" he asked, turning around. In the distance he could see Sapphire and Diamond sitting under the tree. "She's with Diamond right now."
"Hmm, Diamond?" Wally said. Ruby began brushing Coco roughly.
"Yeah…Diamond." He said. "It's not the first time they've hung out together, though."
Emerald raised an eyebrow. "Oh?" he said. "I didn't know that." Ruby nodded.
"Yeah. It's normally during lunch." He said, then chuckled. "Makes sense: one eats like a barbarian and the other just eats." Wally and Emerald nodded.
"In fact, the last time I saw them together was after lunch once." He said. "I don't really know all the details, but Sapphire had fallen asleep and Diamond was…carrying her." He said.
Emerald smirked. "Gee, Ruby, if I didn't know better, I'd say you were jealous." He said.
"WHAT? What makes you think I was jealous of that?" Ruby exclaimed. Wally pointed at Coco.
"You're pulling out Coco's hair!" he said. Ruby looked at Coco who seemed to be in pain. He rubbed the spot where he had been brushing her.
"You started brushing really aggressively when we started talking about Diamond and Sapphire. Like it struck a nerve." Emerald said. "Sounds like jealousy to me." he teased.
Ruby's face reddened. "Shut up, Emerald!" he yelled, as Emerald laughed at him.
"Hey Ruby, are you going to the dance next week?" Wally asked. Ruby blinked.
"I was planning to. Why do you ask? Are you?" he asked. Wally nodded.
"Maybe you should ask Sapphire to the dance." Wally suggested. Ruby's eyes widened.
"WHAT?" he exclaimed.
"Yeah, you should." Emerald said. "Before Dia does!" he laughed.
"EMERALD!" Ruby exclaimed.
"Hmph! Me ask Sapphire to the dance." Ruby thought. While Emerald and Wally talked amongst themselves, Ruby glanced behind him and his eyes widened at what he saw. It was Sapphire and Diamond hugging.
"What?" he thought to himself. "Why's Sapphire hugging Diamond?"
"NYA!~" Coco cried at being brushed too hard. Ruby quickly turned back around.
"Oh, sorry Coco." he said, and rubbed the spot where her fur had been pulled. Wally and Emerald looked at Ruby.
"Hey Ruby, you paying attention?" Emerald asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine." he chuckled and rubbed the back of his head. "Just fine." he continued brushing Coco with a trance-like expression on his face.
Wally and Emerald looked at each other.
"Wonder what's up with him..." They both thought.
I totally thought of that last part like, right before I put this up. I'm a genius~ Unfortunatley I ended it pretty badly T~T so...not a genius *sob*~
Just so you know, Sapphire and Dia, Soul and Silver, and Ruby, Wally, and Emerald's scenes all took place at the same time. Like it wasn't first D&S then S&S, then R&W&E, otherwise Ruby woudn't have seen Diamond and Sapphire during lunch.
I know Delcattys have to have some sort of hair...right? It's just really thin. So then why did Wally notice it was being pulled out? ... Uh...
I don't really know why Sapphire calls Lady "the" Lady. I DON'T KNOW. It just seemed cool.
These moments in this chapter seem pretty retarted. Or at least the convos do. But whatever, please review!~ :D