I changed Chapter Nine's title because I didn't want it to have a negative connotation. :K

This chapter is the shortest ever! Why am I so lazy? )X The only one shorter that this one is the first one! Anger! DX

Also, due to the fact that I changed most of the ages for plot convenience, some things may not make any sense as related to events in the manga, so, for the millionth time, please bear with me. I apologize. Let's just pretend that Celebi or Primal Dialga hacked up the flow of time and Palkia with space and created another time slip and that was the reason for the age change in the first place.

*First Period*

It was finally Thursday, the day before the dance. At this time, Green was in her study hall and was spending it outside. She had her notepad and a pencil and was running through a checklist.

"Okay, the day has finally come! It's the last day before the dance!" Green exclaimed. "Now just to check through my list and see what else needs to be done before tomorrow."

"Hmm, okay. Gold and Crystal, check. And we have Silver and Soul." She said, writing checks by their names.

"Oh yeah, Cheren and Bianca, I heard about them." She said. "And Black and White, too." She stopped and tapped her pencil on the paper.

"Hmm…Lady…" she said. "I wonder who found the ring…or if she's even chosen one of them yet…" Green thought. "I'll have to find out later." She drew a mark by their names.

"And because of that…I don't know about Ruby and Sapphire." She said, circling their names. She moved her pencil next to the last two names.

"And then there's…Red and Yellow…" she said, quietly.

*Flashback*

"Yeah, I'm hoping she asks him before it's too late." Green said. "I'm worried…someone else might wanna ask him. I mean, how will Yellow feel?"

Sapphire pointed at Green. "It-It's Red! Isn't it?" she exclaimed.

"Wha-what?" Green stuttered.

"You…you want to go to the dance with Red don't you?" Sapphire said.

"Shut up! Will ya?" Green exclaimed, blushing lightly. "What are you talking about?"

"That's why you wouldn't tell us at the slumber party! You didn't want Yellow to know!" Sapphire said. "Am I right?"

Green sighed. "Yeah, Sapphire…you were right."

Green stood up and started pacing. She also began arguing with herself, flip-flopping between her emotions.

"What am I saying? I told Yellow I was gonna help her! But I've put it off for the longest…" she said, mumbling the last part.

"Well so? Why shouldn't I be able to go to the dance?" she complained.

"But I've been telling Yellow that I'd help her. I can't betray her like that…and over something as small as this…"

"But, even so, Yellow doesn't have the courage to ask him! If she really wanted to go…she would've asked, right?"

"But…I know that isn't true…" she said, quietly. She then took a deep breath.

"DAMMIT!" Green whined, having a small tantrum. "I can't think straight!"

"Green?" Someone said. Green turned around. It was Cynthia. Her Garchomp stood beside her.

"Ms. Cynthia?" Green said. "What are you doing out here?"

"Oh, well I don't have a class right now, so I decided to come out for a walk with Garchomp." She said. "What are you doing out here?" she asked, putting her hands on her hips.

"Study hall!" Green grinned, knowing Cynthia must have suspected something.

"Well, I assume you aren't causing any trouble." She said. "But anyway, I wanted to ask if you were okay, Green. You seemed troubled just now."

"Oh yeah, I'm fine." Green said, waving her hands in front of her. Cynthia raised an eyebrow.

"Are you sure, Green?" Cynthia asked.

"Well…" Green said, scratching her cheek. Cynthia motioned for Green to follow her.

"Come on, let's talk." She said.

Green and Cynthia moved to a balcony-like spot that was at the top of a nearby staircase. Green started to explain the situation to Cynthia about the dance.

"So Yellow said she wants to go to the dance with Red, but being as shy as she is, she's afraid to ask?" Cynthia asked, making sure she had the story correctly.

Green nodded. "Yup."

"And…you also want to attend the dance with Red. But you've told her that you would help get her and Red to the dance together?"

"That's it." Green said. Cynthia chuckled.

"My my, Red's pretty popular now, isn't he?" Cynthia said. Green chuckled, too.

"Yeah, I guess so." She said. "Before we came to this school, Yellow was rescued by Red a while back. He also taught her about Pokémon and even helped her catch her first one. Since then, she's really looked up to him."

"I see." Cynthia said, nodding.

"And sometime after that, Red went missing for a while and that's when I met Yellow. Long story short, she rescued him this time, and with his Pikachu, Pika, too." Green continued. "Red and Yellow have a pretty special bond. Actually, so do their Pikachu." She chuckled.

"It sounds like it." Cynthia agreed. "So what is your story with Red?"

"Well the beginning wasn't as sweet as his and Yellow's encounter," she began, and explained her thieving antics. "But even after that, Red was always showing up to save me for some reason."

"Oh, really?" Cynthia asked. Green nodded.

"Yeah, and recently, a Pokémon called Deoxys kidnapped my parents the day I was supposed to meet them after being separated for so long. I was so shocked I was out cold for a while. And during that time, Red fought for my sake. It was one of the kindest things anyone had ever done for me." she said, smiling.

"So, what I hear about Red from the gym leaders from Kanto and Professor Oak is true." Cynthia thought. "He does sound like he cares about both of you. Green nodded.

"So despite your feelings, you still want to keep your promise to Yellow?" Cynthia asked. "Is that what you were upset over?" Green just nodded again.

"So…what do you think you should do?" Cynthia asked.

"I just don't know for once! I don't want to betray Yellow by asking Red to the dance. I've even asked Blue to go to the dance so I wouldn't have to worry about it. But not only is he uninterested in me, he didn't even really wanna go to the dance!" she said.

Cynthia suddenly started laughing.

"What's so funny?" Green asked.

"It's just that…isn't it supposed to be the guy doing the asking?" Cynthia asked.

"Not with these guys!" Green laughed. "Stuff like romance just doesn't click." She then turned to face Cynthia.

"So…? Do you have any advice?" she asked.

"Well, Green, what do you think Red thinks?" Cynthia asked.

"What does Red think?" she said to herself.

"Yeah," Cynthia said, turning to leave. "Why don't you ask him?"

Before Green could ask her what she meant, Cynthia was greeting someone who was coming down the stairs.

"Hello, Red." She said. Green's eyes widened and she turned around.

"Oh, hey, Cynthia." Red said.

"What are you doing out of class?" Cynthia asked.

"Well, I finished a test and my teacher let me out. I was hoping to find someone to battle until next period." He said.

"Oh, well, until you find someone," she pointed to Green. "…Why don't you keep your eye on her? Make sure she doesn't get in any trouble." She winked. Green stuck her tongue out at Cynthia.

Red chuckled. "Sure, Ms. Cynthia." Cynthia grinned.

"Ok, then. See you guys later." Cynthia said, and walked off. Red walked over to Green.

"So Green, what have you been up to?" he asked.

"Just talking to Cynthia." She said.

"So what are you gonna do now?" Red asked. Green smirked.

"Didn't you just tell Cynthia you were looking for someone to battle?" Green asked with a wink, pulling out a Poke Ball.

Red's eyes widened. "You wanna battle?" he asked.

"Yeah, why not?" she grinned and crossed her arms. "Unless you're scared, that is."

"Well, okay, let's go." He said, making a fist.

Red and Green had gone back to the field where Green initially was and were now having a double battle.

"Nido, Clefy, attack!" Green commanded.

"Go! Aero! Poli!" Red called out.

"Nido, use Double Kick! Clefy, use Metronome!" Green yelled. Nido ran forward and Clefy began to shake his fingers.

"Poli, hold off Nidoqueen! Aero, use Fly on Clefable!" Red yelled. Poli blocked Nido's kicks and Aero flew overhead and started to dive towards Clefy.

"Now, Clefy!" Green called out. Clefy stopped waggling its fingers and a large bot of electricity fell down on Aero.

"Aero!" Red called as Aero fell to the ground. "That was Thunder!"

"Ooh! Are we lucky or what?" Green laughed. "Finish off Aero!"

Clefy delivered multiple punches to the Aerodactyl and knocked it out.

"Aero!" Red called out.

"No good, Aero's knocked out." Green said, teasingly. Red recalled Aero.

"Snor!" Red sent out his Snorlax.

"A normal-type. Snor'll be weak to Nido's Double-" Green began, turning to her Nidoqueen. "Wh-WHAT?" she exclaimed.

Nido had been knocked out by a water attack from Poli.

"Nido! How?" Green exclaimed.

"You were so focused on knocking out Aero first that you ignored your Nidoqueen." Red said.

Green recalled Nidoqueen to her Poke Ball. "Go, Jiggly!" she said.

"Snor, use Headbutt! Poli use Seismic Toss!" Red commanded. Red's Pokémon charged Green's.

"Clefy, Minimize! Jiggly, Disable!" Green yelled. Clefy shrunk out of the way of Snor's Headbutt. Jiggly used Disable and caused Snor to become paralyzed. Poli grabbed Jiggly and jumped in the air with her.

"Now!" Red yelled, and Poli threw Jiggly to the ground.

"Jiggly!" Green cried. Her Wigglytuff was unable to battle. She recalled it and sent out her final Pokémon.

"Blasty!" she said. Red smirked.

"I knew you'd send out Blastoise as your final Pokémon." He said and recalled Snor.

"Hey! No fair!" Green whined. Red sent out Saur.

"Double no fair!" Green complained. "Clefy, Metronome! Blasty, use Mega Punch on Poliwhirl!" Green yelled.

"Saur, Frenzy Plant! Poli, use Seismic Toss, again!" Red commanded.

Clefy waggled its fingers. Saur released energy beams that formed roots and aimed for Blasty, but it was able to dodge and use Mega Punch on Saur, weakening it. Clefy's Metronome became Psychic and moved Poli in front of Saur's Frenzy Plant, knocking it out.

"No way!" Red exclaimed.

"Ho ho ho!" Green laughed. "And don't forget; now Saur can't move."

"Go Snor!" Red yelled, sending Snor back out, who'd recovered from paralysis.

"Blasty, Mega Punch, again. Clefy, Metronome!" Green yelled.

"Double Edge!" Red yelled. Clefy, who'd been waggling its fingers, didn't have enough time to avoid the attack, and was knocked out.

"Oh no! Blasty's all I have left?" Green cried. Blasty had just delivered a Mega Punch to Saur. Red smirked.

"Saur." He called out. Green eyes widened.

"It can move again?" she exclaimed. "Blasty, get away!"

"Too late! Saur, Frenzy Plant!" Red yelled. The beams formed from Saur's leaves and quickly turned into roots, hitting Blasty and knocking it out immediately.

Green fell to her knees. "I lost." She said. Red walked over to her.

"That was a pretty good battle Green." Red said, extending his hand. "I'm impressed." Green grinned.

After the battle, Green and Red moved back to the balcony of the staircase. Green had gotten over her defeat rather quickly.

"Oh well. Though, it wasn't too bad!" she smirked. "I was this close to victory."

"Because your Clefable got lucky with Metronome, twice! Thunder and Psychic?" Red complained.

"Oh ho ho! That wasn't luck, it was skill!" Green laughed.

"Is that what you call it?" he mumbled. Green giggled.

"So, Red, have you thought about who you're going to the dance with?" Green asked.

"Well…yeah, I guess I have thought about it…" he said, scratching his face. "…not too much, though…"

"Oh…well, who do you have in mind?" she asked, causing Red to blush. "'Cuz you know who I think?" she asked, not waiting for an answer.

"Who?" Red asked, looking confused.

"I think you should ask Yellow." She said. "No one's asked her yet, y'know?" she said, with a wink.

"Y-Yellow?" Red asked. Green nodded.

"Yeah, why not?" she asked. "Yellow'll definitely want to go to the dance with you." Red thought for a second.

"Well, okay. I'll ask Yellow." Red said. Green breathed a sigh of relief.

"Now that's over." She thought.

"Hey, Green, who are you going to the dance with?" Red asked.

"Ehh…uhm…well…" she stuttered.

"Don't tell me no one's asked you…" Red said. Green put her hands on her hips.

"Well of course I have been asked! It's…just…a secret!" she said.

"What? A secret?" Red complained.

"Yup." She said. "Come on, the bell's about to ring." She said, walking up the stairs.

"Can I at least have a hint?" Red asked, following her.

"Nope." She said.

"Does he have a class with us?" Red pursued.

"You'll just have to wait!~" she sang.

*Lunch*

Yellow was about to go to lunch and was putting her books into her locker when Red approached her.

"Hey, Yellow." He greeted. Yellow turned around and grinned.

"Oh, hi there, Red!" She said.

"Hey, Yellow, can I ask you something?" Red asked. Yellow blinked curiously.

"Uhm, sure, what is it?" she asked.

Red nervously scratched the back of his head.

"Well…um…I was wondering if…you'd want to go to the dance with me…" he said. Yellow immediately blushed and turned back to her locker.

"Y-You're asking me…to the dance?" Yellow stuttered, nervously.

"Well, yeah…if you want to." He said.

"Y-Yeah, I want to…definitely." She said, glancing at him. Red grinned.

"Okay, great." He said. "After school, I'll call you. See you at lunch" He said and walked toward the cafeteria.

"O-Okay. I'll be there in a sec!" she said and turned back to her locker. "Wow, I can't believe Red asked me to the dance. I wonder if Green had to do with this…" she thought.

"I guess I'll ask her later." She said, closing her locker and hurried off toward the cafeteria.

Meanwhile, Green stood behind a nearby corner.

"Red and Yellow…check."

*After School*

At the end of the day, Sapphire was outside on Pilo. She'd asked Diamond to meet her on the field. Upon seeing him, she waved him over.

"Hey, Dia!" Sapphire called. Diamond approached her. "I heard about yesterday! Ya found Lady's ring, didn't ya?" Diamond grinned and nodded.

"Yeah, I did." He said. Sapphire jumped off of Pilo.

"So…what happened? Was she grateful? Did she ask you to go to the dance with her?" Sapphire asked, excitedly. Diamond shook his head.

"No, she didn't." he said. "And since its Thursday, I guess she's gonna go with Pearl." Sapphire put her hand on Diamond's shoulder.

"Aww…I'm sorry, Dia." She said. Diamond smiled.

"It's fine, Sapphire. I mean, I expected she would." He said. "What about Ruby?" Diamond asked.

Sapphire hung her head.

"He hasn't asked me, either." She said. "In fact, he hasn't even brought it up!" Diamond's eyes widened.

"Really? Not once?" he asked. Sapphire folded her arms.

"No! And just like other things, every time I tried to bring it up, he'd changed the subject!" she said.

"Maybe you should just ask him directly!" Diamond said. "There's still time."

"I don't know if that'll work." Sapphire said. "It'll probably yield the same results!"

Diamond put a finger to his chin. "In that case…I have an idea!"

Meanwhile, Lady Platinum and Pearl had gone outside to look for Diamond.

"Lady, are you sure Dia's out here?" Pearl asked.

"I am certain. White told me she saw him come this way." Lady replied.

"Well, I'm gonna wait over here." Pearl said. Lady nodded.

As Lady began to walk out onto the field, she saw Ruby staring at something.

"Ruby…?" Lady said. Ruby turned around.

"Oh, Lady." He said. "What are you doing out here?"

"I'm looking for Diamond. Have you seen him?" she asked. Ruby cast his eyes down.

"Oh…he's…over there." Ruby said and pointed. Lady looked and saw him with Sapphire in the distance.

"Is that Sapphire he's with?" she asked. Ruby nodded.

"I didn't know they were such good friends." Lady commented.

"I think they're…going to the dance together." Ruby said quietly. Lady's eyes widened.

"They are?" she asked. Ruby nodded. Lady stared for a second. She then turned around.

"Well…I suppose I shall call him later." She said. "Have a nice evening, Ruby." Lady said, before walking back to Pearl.

Ruby started at her as she walked off.

"So she…didn't choose Diamond after all…? Then he decided to ask Sapphire? Or…was she about to just now…and was too late? Because he'd already been to Sapphire?" he wondered. "I don't know…"

Pearl noticed Lady returning alone.

"Say, what happened to Dia?" he asked, approaching her.

"He's busy with something. We shall return home without him." Lady said. "Also, Pearl…"

"Hm? What is it, Lady?" he asked.

"I have been thinking and I've decided…" she said. "I would like you to escort me to the dance."

"Huh? Me?" he asked, blushing slightly and pointing to himself. Lady nodded.

"Is that alright with you?" she asked. Pearl scratched the back of his head.

"Well, yeah…I guess." He said. "I can't really say no." Lady walked past him.

"Very well, then." She said. "Come along. We have much to discuss."

"Discuss?" he said.

"But of course. First will be your outfit. We shall go and choose something that will look well." She said.

"Outfit? Wait, don't I have a say in this?" he complained.

"Hurry along." She said.

"Hey, wait up!" Pearl called.

[Oh mah gai, Hammyham, lookit, Poli appeared in a chapter! Enjoy! :K]

Yeah, looking back at this, I have no idea (other than the fact that I had to think up dialogue) why this chapter took so long. Sorry, sorry! 3X

Hopefully there is enough shippyness in here to make you forget that things don't make sense. :D

And another Haruhi reference from Green. Wha ha ha! Because I can!

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