Sorry this took so long! DX
When I had 9 chapters, the thing said that I had 40,004 words. NOW with 10 chapters (well, 11 now), I now have 39,849 words? WTH? Doesn't that imply that I took something out? Wouldn't more words get added to the story? Not that I'm trying to reach a goal or something or CARE how many words there are, but seriously, what? I even calculated it with my calculator and got the exact number of 39,849 when I added all of the chapters' words together. So was the 40,004 from before a glitch? Maybe that was just Missingno. or something…
Also, as evidenced by the first sentence of this chapter, classes are somewhat randomized daily. And most people in this chapter are probably OOC.
*Sixth Period*
The last class of the day was Lt. Surge's P.E. class and he'd just blown the whistle, signaling the end of class.
"ALRIGHT CLASS! TIME TO-" Lt. Surge was yelling, before having his whistle tugged.
"Lt Surge!" Ruby said. Surge rubbed the back if his neck.
"Sorry, prissy boy." He chuckled. "Time to change in, class." He said. Ruby nodded, but quickly frowned when Surge slapped him on the back.
"Ouch! Again…" he mumbled, rubbing his back.
Crystal and Yellow were chatting as they were walking back to the building when Crystal suddenly tripped.
"Ow!" she said. Yellow quickly crouched down to Crystal.
"Crystal! Are you okay?" she asked. "Did you hurt yourself?" Crystal shook her head.
"Not really…" she said. She looked behind her. "What was that?" Yellow pulled something from under a bench.
"I think it was this." She said, showing Crystal the item. Crystal immediately frowned.
"GOLD!" she yelled. Yellow was holding his pool cue that was sticking out from under the bench. Behind them were Gold and Ruby. Gold smirked.
"Hey, Super Serious." He said. "Wha'cha doing down there?"
"You jerk!" Crystal yelled. "What was that for?"
"Hey, hey! Just because that was my pool cue, doesn't mean I had anything to do with it." He said, trying to look innocent.
"Liar…" Crystal thought. She sat up to check herself. "You're lucky I didn't twist anything!"
"Wait, Crys." Yellow said. She took Crystal's arm. "You've got a scratch on your arm."
"Oh, is that all?" Crystal said. "Well, no worries. At least it's nothing serious."
"Gold, you hurt Crystal! It's your responsibility to make sure she gets proper medical attention." Yellow said in a scolding tone. Crystal sweat dropped.
"No really, it's fine, Yellow. Besides I don't need hiiiiiiim!" Crystal said, the last part being stretched due to suddenly being lifted up by Gold.
"Gold! What are you doing?" Crystal asked, annoyed. Gold was holding Crystal, bridal-style.
"Well, Crys, since you're hurt, Yellow says to take you to get immediate medical attention." He said. "And I can't refuse an order from my senior." He said, winking at Yellow.
"What? What are you talking about? I'm fine! Yellow didn't say that!" Crystal said. Gold smirked and rolled his eyes.
"Come on, Crys, you're clearly dying. Now put your arms around me." He said. Crystal blushed.
"WHAT?" she exclaimed. Gold pretended like he was going to drop Crystal, causing her to quickly put her arms around his neck.
"There." He said, and then turned to Ruby and Yellow. "Catch ya later." He said and walked toward to school building where Nurse Joy's office was located.
"Bye Crys! Hope you feel better!" Yellow said, waving.
"What? Hey! Is anyone listening to me? And I'm only holding onto you so I don't fall!" she said to Gold. "Why do I feel as if you had something to do with this, Yellow?" Crystal yelled as Gold continued toward the building.
Once they were gone, Ruby asked Yellow:
"Er…did you really have something to do with that?" he asked. Yellow smiled sheepishly and played with her fingers.
"Well…I wasn't okay with the idea of Crys getting hurt, but Gold said she'd be fine. He said all I had to do was to play along. But…I didn't have anything to do with this." She said, and picked up Gold's pool cue.
Suddenly, Aibo appeared from under a bush. Yellow handed him Gold's pool cue.
"Be sure to return this to Gold, okay?" she instructed. "And don't trip anyone with it." Aibo nodded and went off in the direction Gold did.
"So it was Gold's Ambipom that tripped Crystal?" Ruby said. Yellow sweat dropped slightly and nodded.
"Yeah…he held out the pool cue. And when Crys tripped, I guess he fled into the bushes." Yellow explained.
"Nice job, Yellow." Green approached them. "That was totally awesome, who knew you had it in you?" she said, patting Yellow's head. Ruby stared at Green for a second.
"Hey Green…" he whispered. "Can I ask you something?"
"Hm? What is it?" she asked.
"Uhm…after we change…meet me by the bleachers in the gym." Ruby whispered. Green winked.
"Oh, ok, no problem." She said. They then walked into the gym and to their respective changing rooms.
*Lady Platinum's Mansion*
Lady Platinum was sprawled out on her large bed. She had invited Soul over to study for a quiz and Soul was reading information to her. Though Lady's mind seemed to be on other things.
"Hmmm…just what am I to do?" Lady said to herself, though loud enough for Soul to hear her.
"Lady…are you all right?" Soul asked. "You're not paying attention."
"Oh, my apologizes, Soul. It's just that the dance is approaching and I still am unsure of whom to go with!" Lady said. "First I thought it was Pearl, but then I thought maybe Diamond…and now…"
Soul smiled. "Lady, don't get so worked up about it. They're your friends, it's not like you can choose wrong. And besides, it's just a dance, not your wedding." She giggled. Lady chuckled.
"I suppose you're right, Soul." She said. "Though I do wish Sebastian didn't make it seem like they would be serving as my bodyguards when he spoke with them. There will be more than enough security. There's no need for them to even act as bodyguards. Diamond and Pearl are the only two boys my father trusts enough to escort me to the dance. That is what they were chosen for."
"Sebastian's pretty overprotective, isn't he?" Soul chuckled.
"It is a kind gesture, but even Father has felt that I am able to take a real date. I'm very grateful for that." She said. Soul smiled.
"I just wish I knew which oooone!" Lady whined. Soul immediately sweat dropped. She climbed on the bed and grabbed Lady's shoulders.
"Lady! I told you, everything will be fine. You still have a couple of days, so just relax." She said. The words sunk in. Lady smiled.
"Alright, I'm ready now, Soul." Lady said, sitting up and leaning back against a pillow. Soul smiled and moved back to the chair next to Lady's bed that she'd been sitting in.
"Ok. Where were we…?" Soul thought out loud, turning the pages in her book. She suddenly stopped when she heard Lady suddenly shriek.
"What is it, Lady?" Soul asked. "Are you okay?" Lady sat up and was looking at her hand.
"My ring! My ring is gone!" she exclaimed. Soul's eyes widened.
"Huh? Are you sure?" she asked. Lady nodded. She and Soul started looking around her room.
"It must be around here somewhere." Lady said.
"When or where was the last place you saw it on your finger?" Soul asked.
"It would have to be…oh! Before P.E. I took them off so I wouldn't lose them. But I am sure that I put both of them back on afterwards." Lady explained.
"Is it possible that your ring could have fallen off after that?" Soul said.
"I suppose it's possible." She said, worriedly. Soul dug in her bag for her Pokegear.
"Don't worry, Lady. It's still early. I'll call everyone and have them meet back up at the school to look for it." She said.
"Thank you, Soul." Lady said. While Soul was calling their friends, Lady noticed that the ring she lost was the Diamond one.
"Diamond…? Is this…some sort of sign?" Lady thought.
*School P.E. Field*
Most of Lady's classmates had returned to the school upon receiving Soul's calls and were searching for Lady's ring. Gold and Crystal, however, were just sitting on a bench. Crystal was on Gold's lap and Gold's arms were wrapped around Crystal's waist so she couldn't move.
"Gold, when are you going to let me go?" Crystal asked, struggling.
"Sorry, Crystal, but senior Yellow said you're too hurt to move." He said, hardly containing his laughter. "You're in no shape to look for Rich Girl's ring."
"That never happened!" Crystal yelled, waving her fists in a tantrum.
Silver and Soul approached them.
"Aren't they cute?" she asked, him, giggling.
"If you say so." He said. Soul grabbed Silver's hand. He blushed, though he didn't look so as to pretend that he didn't notice. Though, when Soul and Silver passed up Crystal and Gold, Gold took notice.
"Hey Silver! So it looks like you took my advice, huh?" he smirked. Silver's face reddened and Soul just giggled.
"At least she's not trying to escape." He said, causing Soul to blush. A vein appeared on Gold's head.
"We're gonna look for Lady's ring over there." Soul said, pointing. She waved 'bye' to Gold and Crystal and went to the other side of the field.
"HEY! Wait! Aren't you gonna help me?" Crystal yelled, still struggling. Unfortunately for her, Soul and Silver just kept walking.
Yellow, ChuChu, Lax, and Diamond were looking near some bushes for Lady's ring.
"See anything yet, Dia?" Yellow asked. Diamond shook his head.
"Not yet." He said. "I hope we can find it soon. Lady's father is gonna want her home soon."
"Don't worry, Diamond. I'm sure we'll find it." Yellow said, patting Diamond on the back. Diamond smiled.
"Yeah, you're right, Yellow." Diamond said. He looked away for a second, heard a squeal, and when he turned back, ChuChu and Yellow were gone.
"Huh? Yellow?" Diamond said. He looked at Lax. "Did you see what happened to Yellow and ChuChu?" he asked. Lax shook his head.
Yellow had been pulled into a bush. The person who pulled her into the bush uncovered Yellow's mouth. Yellow inhaled and turned around to see Green.
"Green?" Yellow exclaimed.
"Hey Yellow! What's up?" She asked, grinning. Yellow sweat dropped slightly.
"Sorry, Green, I can't talk now. Didn't you hear? Lady's ring is missing." Yellow said. Green waved her hand in front of her face in a nonchalant manner.
"Yeah, yeah, I know already. I don't see what the big deal is, though. She's rich. She's gotta have tons more of these." Green responded, holding up none other than Lady's ring itself. Yellow's eyes widened.
"WHAT?" You have the ring?" she exclaimed, though not loud enough for anyone to hear. Green winked and nodded.
"Sure do, tee-hee!" she giggled.
"If you have it, why haven't you given it back to Lady?" Yellow asked. Green smirked and giggled.
"Don't tell me…" Yellow said. "…you stole the ring?"
"Bingo!" Green said, grinning.
"How?" Yellow asked. Green looked offended.
"How? How?" she exclaimed. "Well, it is a little harder than stealing badges while pretending to be unconscious." She mumbled, snickering. Yellow sweat dropped.
"Huh?" she said.
"Oh, nothing, nothing." Green said, laughing.
"Uhm…so why did you steal Lady's ring?" Yellow asked.
"It's part of my plan. To help Lady decide who to go to the dance with." Green explained. Yellow looked confused.
"How does this help Lady?" Yellow asked.
"Simple. First, we hide the ring. Then, we let them search for it, but we have to make sure that it's either Diamond or Pearl who finds it, of course. When whichever one of them finds the ring returns it to Lady, she'll be so happy that she'll just have to choose them!" Green said, excitedly.
"But…how can you be so sure?" Yellow asked.
"Well…I can't, really. But…it is worth a shot. If she's not sure herself, a scenario situation can't hurt." Green said. "Besides, I was planning on doing this anyway, but when he asked for help," she said, and pointed outside of the bushes. "…I just couldn't refuse." She said, shrugging. Yellow peered through the leaves.
The he Green pointed to was Ruby. He didn't appear to be looking for the ring, but watching others look for it.
"Ruby?" Yellow asked. Green nodded.
"Hmm-mmm." She said. "He came to me after P.E. telling me about something Diamond and Pearl said about how Sebastian told them that Lady's gonna choose one of them to go to the dance with." Green said.
"Sebastian?" Yellow said. "I bet after the slumber party Lady mentioned Diamond and Pearl to Sebastian. He probably decided to tell them Lady was gonna choose one of them." Yellow thought.
"Yeah. So anyway, Ruby came to me to find a way to get Lady to choose Diamond."
"Huh? Why would Ruby want to help Diamond?" Yellow asked.
"I've heard that he and Sapphire have been spending a lot of time together lately. He thinks that Sapphire wants to go to the dance with Diamond. I think Ruby's just jealous." Green snickered.
"But… Sapphire wants to go to the dance with Ruby!" Yellow said, remembering the slumber party. "Shouldn't we tell him?"
"Well, we could. Buuuut….it'll be more fun to see him find out for himself!" Green said, laughing. Yellow sweat dropped.
"So…Ruby wants you to make sure that Diamond finds the ring…" Yellow said. Green nodded.
"Yes." She said. "Unfortunately, I cannot do that." Green said, crossing her arms.
"Huh?" Yellow said. "What do you mean?"
"Lady told us she didn't know who she preferred. It'd be unfair to take Pearl out of the running." Green said. "We just can't let Ruby know. That way, Pearl still has a chance."
"But, isn't this whole plan randomized anyway?" Yellow asked; sweat dropping; though Green wasn't listing to her.
"Come on, Yellow." She said.
Yellow and Green emerged from the bushes. Ruby went over to them upon seeing Green.
"Green! Have you hidden the ring yet?" he whispered.
"I'm about to." She said, opening her Clefable's Poke ball.
"Use Minimize, then, go over there and hide this somewhere in the grass." Green whispered to Clefy, handing him Lady's ring. Clefy then scurried off into the grass.
"So it's going to hide the ring now?" Ruby asked. Green nodded.
"And…you're gonna make sure Diamond finds it?" he asked. Green nodded, somewhat uneasily.
"Awesome! You're the best, Green." Ruby said and went to join the other Dexholders.
"Green…?" Yellow said. Green turned around and gave her a thumbs up.
"Don't worry, Clefy will hide it in a fair place." She said. Yellow smiled, happy that Green wouldn't be cheating.
The Pokedex holders stayed looking for the ring for about thirty minutes. The sky started to get dark and cloudy. Lady received a message on her Poke Gear. It was her dad telling her to return home.
"Soul…I think it's about time we told everyone to leave. I don't think we're going to find my ring." Lady said, sadly.
"Are you sure?" Soul asked. Lady nodded. She then stood up and called for all of the other Pokedex holders, who approached Lady.
"I'd like to thank all of you for helping me look for my ring." Lady said. "Though we tried, it hasn't turned up. It appears as if it will rain soon. Father's requesting that I return home, now. You all should do the same. But before you leave, I've prepared small sums of money to thank you all for coming." Lady said, and reached in her bag.
"Money?" Gold exclaimed, dropping Crystal in his moment of shock.
"Ow! You idiot!" Crystal exclaimed. Gold sweat dropped.
"Oops, sorry about that, Crys. Let me help." He said. He extended his hand to help her up, but she pushed it away.
"No!" she said and stood up. "Ok, Gold. I'm sorry I accused you of tripping me earlier! Just please stop carrying me around." She said. Gold smirked.
"Well, I guess I accept your apology." He said. "If you give me half of your money." Crystal glared at him.
"You're pushing it." She said. Gold snickered.
The Pokedex holders lined up and accepted the envelopes with gratitude before heading off for home. Afterwards, Lady and Soul went back to Lady's mansion.
"Well, it may not be one million, but…" Pearl was saying, grinning, before he turned around and noticed Diamond still scanning the ground.
"Hey, Dia, didn't you hear? It's gonna start raining soon." He said.
"I know, but…I just wanna look for a little while longer." Diamond replied. Pearl smirked.
"I figured you might say that. Well, if you're staying, so will I." he said.
"Really?" Diamond asked.
"Of course. I'm not just gonna leave you out here alone." He said.
"I'll stay, too!" Ruby said, approaching the two.
"Thanks guys." Diamond said.
After looking for a few more minutes, it started to rain. Ruby started to get irritated.
"Oh no! I'm gonna get all wet!" Ruby said to himself. "What's the matter here? Why hasn't he found the ring yet?" he opened Ruru's Poke Ball.
"Ruru, find Lady's ring with your Psychic and move it to where Diamond is!" Ruby commanded in a whisper. Ruru scanned the field. Her eyes glowed when she located the ring. She then moved it right behind Diamond. Within seconds, Diamond saw the ring.
"Hey! I think I found it!" Diamond exclaimed. Ruby turned around and smirked.
"Yes! He found it!" he thought. He turned back to face Diamond.
"Really, you did?" Ruby asked. Diamond examined the ring and nodded.
"Yeah, this is definitely Lady's ring!" he said. "Good thing we found it before it started raining too hard."
"So, Diamond, what are you gonna do with it?" Ruby asked. Diamond started at the ring for a second.
"Maybe I should…bring it to her right now?" he said, as if it were a question. Ruby celebrated to himself.
"Wow, he decided that on his own? That makes this a little easier." He thought.
"Are you sure, Diamond? This rain may get worse." Ruby said. Diamond looked at the ring again.
"What do you think, Pearl?" Diamond asked. Pearl folded his arms behind his head.
"You probably should go. Lady is still Lady; she'll probably want it back as soon as possible." Pearl said. Diamond nodded.
"But if it starts raining too hard, you better come straight home or I'm fining you!" Pearl said. Diamond smiled.
"Okay, don't worry, I will." He said and set off for Lady's house. Ruby had Ruru use Psychic to form some kind of umbrella to cover him.
"Well, Ruby, we should be getting back home, now." Pearl said.
"Oh, yeah! Let's go." He said and Ruru stretched the energy that acted as an umbrella to cover Pearl.
"I hope this works! Please, Lady, choose Diamond!" Ruby thought to himself.
*Near Lady Platinum's Mansion*
The rain was now coming down harder and it was hard for Diamond to see. Though he knew the direction he was going and kept following the trail. Luckily, he finally saw the lights from Lady's mansion, assuring him that he'd gone the right way and ran to the large front doors.
Diamond rang the doorbell twice, in case the rain could have drowned out the sound. Shortly afterward, another light flashed on and Sebastian opened the door.
"Mr. Sebastian." Diamond said.
"Diamond, what are you doing out here at this hour? And in this weather?" Sebastian asked. "Come inside." He said and directed Diamond to a mat as to prevent dripping water all over the floor.
"Thanks." Diamond said. "Anyway, I'm here because I have something for Lady."
"Oh? Wait right there, I shall get her for you." Sebastian said and walked up a flight of stairs. Shortly afterward, Lady appeared on the staircase.
"Diamond?" she asked. When she saw it was really him, she rushed down the stairs and over to Diamond.
"Diamond, what are you doing here?" she asked, putting her hands on her hips. "You're soaked!" Diamond chuckled and rubbed the back of his head.
"Well…the reason I'm here is…" he pulled Lady's ring out of his pocket. "...I found your ring, Lady!" Diamond said. Lady's eyes widened.
"You…you were out there looking for my ring…? Out in all this rain?" Lady asked. Diamond nodded.
"Yep. When you said that it was going to start raining…I thought it might get messed up if I just left it overnight." He said. He handed it to Lady.
"Diamond…" she said, putting her ring back on. "Thank you…" she said.
"You're welcome, La-" Diamond began, but was cut off by Lady suddenly hugging him.
"This is one of the kindest things anyone has ever done for me." Lady said. Diamond blushed.
"L-Lady…now your clothes are wet…" Diamond said, nervously when Lady released him. It was the only thing he could think of to say being that he was pretty flustered. Lady giggled.
"I'm not worried about that." She said. Suddenly, boom of thunder sounded.
"This weather is definitely not suitable for travel. As such, you will be staying here tonight." Lady said. Diamond's eye widened.
"What? Stay here? Is that really okay?" he asked. Lady started towards the stairs.
"Of course, follow me." Lady said. Diamond obeyed and followed her upstairs to the room she'd been in. He was shocked to see Soul there.
"Diamond!" Soul said. "Are you okay? You're soaking wet!" Diamond chuckled.
"Yeah, Soul. I'm okay." He said. Lady walked into the hallway.
"Wait here. I shall locate a room for you to sleep in and a change of clothes." She said.
"Thanks Lady." Diamond said.
"Feel free to sit down." Lady said as she walked down the hallway.
Diamond looked uneasy about sitting on Lady's bed, but Soul reassured him it was okay.
"Don't worry, its fine." She said. "This isn't the room Lady sleeps in or anything." Diamond still seemed unsure and decided to sit down on the edge.
"So, Diamond, what are you here for in all this rain?" Soul asked. Diamond explained how he, Pearl, and Ruby stayed behind to look for Lady's ring and that they decided that he shouldn't wait to return it.
"Wow, so you all decided to stay and look for the ring? How sweet!" she said. Diamond blushed a little.
"Well…Pearl originally wanted to leave, but…he stayed since I still wanted to look." He said. Soul smirked.
"So, how come you wanted to stay, even after Lady herself left?" she asked.
"Well, Lady's ring is pretty important and valuable…so…I wanted to make sure that we found it." He said. Soul nodded.
"You must really care about Lady…to do something like that for her." Soul said. Diamond didn't say anything, but just nodded. That was apparently all the Soul needed. She climbed onto the bed.
"Well if you do, why don't you ask her to the dance?" she asked.
"B-Because…I can't…Sebastian told me that she was gonna choose either me or Pearl…" he started, but was cut off by Soul.
"That was just Sebastian being Sebastian." She said. "He was supposed to be letting you know that you and Pearl are the two boys that Lady's father trusts to take her to the dance."
"B-But still…doesn't Lady have to choose one of us?" Diamond asked.
"Well, ever since the dance was announced, Lady seems to be uncertain of which one out of you and Pearl she wants to go to the dance with." Soul admitted. "But, Dia, you should take a shot and ask Lady to the dance."
At that moment, Lady stuck her head into the room.
"Diamond, the guest room is ready." she said. "I shall take you there." Diamond grinned and stood up.
"Ok." He said, and turned back to Soul. "See you tomorrow." He said.
"Okay, see ya, Dia!" she said, then whispered: "And don't forget what I said." causing Diamond to blush slightly.
Lady walked Diamond down the hall and to a room at the very end of the hallway.
"Here's your room. Sebastian should be coming soon with a set of clothers for you." Lady said.
"Thanks again, Lady." he said.
"It is I that should be thanking you. Continuing to search for my ring for me. I'm only sorry that I lost it. If I hadn't, you wouldn't have had to stay out in the rain like that." she said.
"Don't worry, Lady. The rain didn't bother me." he assured her. "I'm just glad I found it for you." he said, smiling.
Lady returned the smile. Diamond tried to muster the courage and take Soul's advice.
"Um...Lady..." Diamond began.
"Hm? Is something that matter, Diamond?" Lady asked. Diamond shook his head.
"No...I...wanted to..." Diamond started, unfortunately for him, he as interrupted by Sebastian approching the two.
"Oh, M'Lady, you've led Diamond to his room?" Sebastian asked. Lady nodded.
"Yes Sebastian." she said, then turned to Diamond. "Sebastian will be at your service for the rest of the evening."
"Oh, ok. Thanks Sebastian." Diamond said and bowed. Lady also bowed to Sebastian, thanking him, and turned to go back to her room.
"Oh! Diamond, was there something you wanted to tell me?" she asked, turning back around. Diamond, nervously shook his head.
"No, it was nothing. See you in the morning." he said, mentally upset with himself. Lady nodded an walked back to her room.
"Oh, you're back." Soul said. Lady nodded and sat down on her bed. She stared at the diamond ring on her finger for a while.
"You know Soul..." she said. "...after what just happened...I think I know who I want to ask to escort me to the dance." she said, smiling to herself.
I just realized that I am an idiot because I always thought Dia would be pronounced "dee-ya", but obviously, since it's short for DIamond, it would be pronounced "die-ya" or something. Oh silly me...XD
That wasn't how I intended to end this chapter, but I think this one works fine, too. Especially if you think of this as the manga. *Happiness*
I felt the my original line for Pearl (that was along the lines of knowing that Dia had a crush on Lady, and returning her ring to her in the rain would look good, and therefore it would make Lady want to go to the dance with him) made more sense to the plot of this chapter rather than what it ended up as. The original, I think, would have been much better. However, there are two flaws that caused me to change it: 1 being that that was before that BS I made up (at the last minute for some "Unown" reason) in the last chapter about Lady having to choose a date. (The only reason that was there was because if that reasoning wasn't there, Ruby would have immediately known that Dia wanted to go to the dance with Lady and something later would make zero sense. Plus, it would mean Dia and Pearl were fighting over Lady). 2, is that it makes me seem biased towards CommonerShipping by having Pearl denounce any feelings for Lady. (Not that I'll become any fairer or less of a troll later, *hint hint*) That's why Pearl's reasoning is so idiotic and barely explained. It might have made more sense if he still thought she was a brat.
Also, most of this chapter makes no sense, but again, don't think about that DX, it's much better if you don't~
And Lady has a Poke Gear because….well anyway...Please review~ :D