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I don't own Pokemon or karate or ramen noodles. I do own Olivia, Amelia, Liberty, Ella, Steven, Justin, Derek, Matthew, and Coach Sanders.

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SAPPHIRE'S POV

I sighed happily as I walked with the girls to our school's huge gym. "Finally, something without books!" I exclaimed.

All of the seniors had P.E. as their last period, and P.E. was probably my best subject. I honestly hated everything else. I ran into the gym and straight towards Coach Sanders.

He smiled at me. "Well if it isn't Sapphire Birch. I'm guessing you want to know what we're doing today."

I nodded.

"Today we'll be doing karate."

I turned around and faced my friends who had just entered the gym. "We're doing karate!" I shouted excitedly.

"You four can go get into your uniforms. They should be hanging on the rack in the girls' locker room."

We all thanked him and ran for the locker room. Blue searched through all of the white outfits before pulling ours out. The colorful belts sat on an organized shelf. Most of the belts were black due to the fact that the school trains in martial arts starting in your freshman year. Crystal was the most experienced out of all of us, followed by Blue, then me, and then Yellow. I slipped off my shorts and pulled on my white karate pants. We each wore a cami under the white jackets and left our shoes in the locker room. I tied my black belt tight around my waist. Lots of the other senior girls had arrived before we were completely ready, so most of us went into the gym together. All of the guys were already standing on the mats, stretching before we started the actual fighting.

I spotted Ruby, white hat still on his dark hair. I grinned evilly. 'That stupid hat WILL come off of his head if I have anything to do about it.'

Blue dragged me over to the mats. We all started stretching and I saw Crystal glare at the door. A girl with long blonde hair in a braid entered the gym, followed by a slightly shorter redhead in a ponytail, a girl with short brown hair let down, and a girl with curly blue hair in bun pigtails.

I raised an eyebrow. "Why are you glaring at them?" I asked Crystal.

She didn't respond. I poked her cheek.

Crystal whipped her head towards me. "What?" she snapped.

My eyes widened. Yellow slid slightly away from her.

"You were glaring at those four girls."

Crystal smiled innocently. "Nothing."

Blue smirked. "It's not nothing!" she sang.

Crystal glared at her. "What did I say about singing?"

"But I'm not even in the shower." she muttered.

Coach Sanders blew his whistle. "Alright! I'm going to pair all of you up. When you finish your fight, please sit down and wait until I come to you. We're going to have a tournament. Try your best."

"Yes coach." we all replied.

"Red and Matthew, Gold and Derek, Green and Justin, Ruby and Steven, Sapphire and Liberty, Crystal and Olivia, Yellow and Amelia, Blue and Ella…" He continued listing groups of people and pointing towards different battle mats.

I walked towards my designated mat and looked at the blonde standing in front of me. She was in the group of girls that Crystal had been glaring earlier. She was a brown belt, but looked very determined.

"I'm Sapphire." I stuck out my hand.

She turned away. "Please. Let's just get this over with."

I raised an eyebrow. "What's your problem?"

She tapped her chin. "I don't know, you?"

My hands curled into fists. "No need to act so bitchy."

She looked really pissed off when I said that. "Watch it, kid."

The whistle blew, signaling the beginning of all of the battling.

"No one calls me kid and gets away with it." I said calmly.

"I just did."

My fist collided with her stomach. "No you didn't."

CRYSTAL'S POV

"So you're new here?" I asked, deflecting a punch from Olivia. She was the girl from history class earlier, and I tried to be nice.

She nodded. "You bet I am. I studied karate starting in freshman year at my old school."

She snatched my foot as I swung to kick. "I know you like Gold." she whispered.

My eyes widened. "No I don't!" I protested.

She swung me around and I face planted hard onto the mat. She leaned over and smirked. "Back off. He's mine."

I glared at her and grasped onto her arm. I used all my strength to flip her over me. She landed on the mat on her back next to me. I pulled myself up and stared down at her. "You wish."

She shot me a glare.

I smiled. "I win."

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SAPPHIRE'S POV

I fought battle after battle, slowly progressing towards the finals. I defeated six people by then, including Yellow. Crystal barely beat Blue earlier, but was knocked down by Green five minutes later. My only friends still left were the guys, and they were battling each other fiercely.

Green was repeatedly punching Gold's chest. "Be a man and fight." Green teased.

Gold sweep kicked Green to the ground.

Green was moaning, "I give up." as Gold bowed to the bleachers full of already-defeated students. Green crawled toward Gold and grabbed his ankle. Gold screamed as Green launched him onto the mat next to theirs. Green walked over towards Gold.

Gold held his hands in front of his face. "I surrender! I surrender!"

I sat and waited on the bleachers. My division had already finished all of its fights, so I had to wait for the victor on the other side.

Coach Sanders walked over to them. "You both have surrendered three times now. Do you really surrender Gold?" Green offered him a hand and pulled Gold off of the mat.

"Sure, why not?" Gold and Green walked towards the bleachers and watched Ruby and Red's battle.

Ruby was standing in a ready stance, and Red looked like he was about to pass out. Red stood there, slightly wobbling.

"Red, are you okay?" Ruby asked.

I saw Yellow watching Red nervously. Blue whispered to Green as he sat next to her. They both stared at him intently. Crystal was playing a game on her iPhone, totally oblivious to her surroundings.

"Do you think he's gonna be okay?" I asked Blue.

She shrugged and glanced at Crystal's game. "Can I play?" she asked. Crystal shushed her and continued to play.

Red collapsed on the mat with a loud thud. The whole gym gasped. Yellow went to get up, but Blue pulled her back down onto the bleachers.

"But Red…" she started.

Blue grabbed her by the shoulders. "There isn't anything you can do. He's fine. All he did was faint." Yellow slightly nodded and bit her lip nervously.

Ruby gripped Red under his arms and Coach Sanders ran over and grabbed his ankles. Together they carried him out of the gym towards the nurse's office.

"Are you sure I can't go after him?" Yellow pleaded.

Blue gave her a reassuring smile. "He'll be fine. I promise."

"What about my battle?" I asked. "I'm going to see if it has to be postponed." I stood up and headed towards the steps.

Yellow pulled her thin arm out of Blue's grip and walked over to me. "I'm going with you."

I looked at Blue. She shrugged.

"Alright. Let's go see what's going on with my battle."

"And Red." Yellow added.

"Yeah, him too." We ran out of the gym and down the empty halls. Yellow softly knocked on the nurse's door.

"Come in." a sweet voice answered. Red was lying unconscious on the examination table, and Ruby, Coach Sanders, and Nurse Joy were standing over him.

"Hello Yellow and Sapphire. What's wrong?"

"I just need to talk to Coach Sanders and Ruby." I said. I walked towards them. "So, is my battle still on or are we going to do it tomorrow?"

Coach Sanders stared at me. "One of your friends is unconscious and all you want to know is if you're going to have a karate battle?"

I nodded. "I thought it was kind of obvious."

He and Ruby face palmed.

"He should be awake by tomorrow morning at the latest." Nurse Joy said.

"I guess you two can have your battle."

"Yes!" I exclaimed. "Come on Yellow."

I looked at my friend, who was staring at Red sadly. "I'll just stay here." I gave her a comforting hug before leaving the nurse's office.

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Ruby and I stood face to face on the mat.

"I'm actually slightly afraid." he said.

I shrugged as Coach Sanders blew his whistle for us to start. "You probably should be."

I aimed a punch at his chest, but he grabbed my hand. He used my momentum against me and threw me over his shoulder.

I instantly leapt to my feet and smirked. "Nice try." He ran towards me and I slid across the mat out of his way. He aimed a kick towards my left leg, but I swiftly jumped over it. I aimed for his chest with my foot this time, and I actually made contact. He stumbled back a bit. I took that time to punch his side, and he fell over. He stood back up and brushed himself off.

"You girl." I muttered. I looked up, and he was gone.

"What the–AHHHH!" I screamed as he squeezed my shoulder harder and harder, causing me to fall to my knees. "Please Ruby! Stop!" I continued wailing and slowly wrapped my hands around his wrist. I pulled his hand off of my shoulder and flipped him over myself. He crashed in a heap in front of me, his white hat flying off of his head.

I looked at his upside-down face. "Are you gonna give up?" I whispered.

He smiled. "Should I?"

I shrugged and pulled his white hat out of his hand.

He laughed.

"What?"

"It's so cute that you think I'm going to give up."

My face turned bright red in embarrassment.

"What did I say?" he asked. I watched him mentally restate what he just said. His face turned bright pink. "No no no. That's not what I meant!" he exclaimed as he quickly stood up.

I looked up at him. "W-what'd you mean then?"

He groaned. "I don't know! I just didn't mean that!" I watched him as he paced back and forth.

"Sapphire, did someone give up?" Coach Sanders shouted.

"Hold on! We're workin' on it!" I shouted back.

I stood up and looked back at Ruby. "Are you okay? It's not that big of a deal."

He stopped in his tracks and looked at me. "I give up, Sapph. I just give up." He snatched his hat from my hands and walked towards the boys' locker room. He slammed the door behind him. I stared at the door.

Coach Sanders ran over to me. "What's wrong with Ruby?"

I didn't even give him a glance. "He gave up." I turned on my heel and walked towards the bleachers. Tons of people were staring at me. "He gave up everybody! The battle's over!"

Everyone went into the locker rooms and got changed back into their regular clothes. Blue, Crystal, and I walked in silence to our dorm room. Blue unlocked the door and let us in. I kicked off my sneakers and flopped onto Crystal's bed.

"What happened for real?" Crystal asked. I knew there were tears welling up in my eyes, and I tried to blink them away. I just don't like to cry. It shows weakness.

Blue hugged me. "All he did was give up the match. Nothing else."

I shook my head. "He gave up more than that." I whispered, my voice cracking.

"I think he gave up on me."

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YELLOW'S POV

I sat in a metal folding chair next to Red, gazing at his solemn face. It had been an entire hour since he fainted, and I was getting anxious.

Nurse Joy walked back into the room. "Sweetie, he'll be fine."

I smiled sadly at her. "I know, but I can't leave him."

"Is he your boyfriend?" she asked quietly.

I looked back at him. "I wish."

She rested her hand on my shoulder. "Stay as long as you like."

"Thank you." I whispered quietly.

Nurse Joy shuffled a handful of papers on her desk.

"Would you like me to help you?" I asked.

"Oh no! That's okay." I shrugged.

"I have nothing else to do."

She smiled. "If you want to."

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I glanced at the clock. "It's already 7:00."

Nurse Joy lifted a small light pink bag over her shoulder. "I'm going to go back to my room on campus. Are you going to stay here with Red?"

I nodded.

She sat the keys on her desk. "Please lock the door before you two leave, and if he wakes up, write down when. Tell him to visit my office before first period tomorrow too."

"Okay."

She smiled. "Good night Yellow."

She shut the door softly and I sighed. "Why do you have to worry the crap out of me all the time?" I whispered. "Please wake up." I begged. I knew it was useless, and I knew he'd be okay, but what if he wasn't? I'd never be able to live with myself.

I heard someone bang on the door. I ran to go open it. Crystal, Sapphire, and Blue stood there smiling.

"Hey guys. What's up?"

They walked into the room and looked at Red.

"He's still out?" Blue asked.

I nodded. "It's been over five hours since he passed out."

Crystal looked him up and down. "Is he going to be okay?"

I nodded slightly. "How'd your karate match with Ruby go?" I asked Sapphire.

Blue and Crystal stiffened, and Sapphire's shoulders sagged.

"Did you lose?" I whispered.

She turned away and refused to look at me. Crystal took her towards the corner and started talking to her.

"What happened?" I mouthed.

Blue sat in Nurse Joy's swivel chair. "You'll have to ask Sapphire. I don't think I have the right to tell you."

I raised an eyebrow as Sapphire pulled a metal chair up next to me. "When we were in the middle of the battle, I flipped him over my back when I was on my knees. I asked him if he was gonna give up, and he asked if he should. I shrugged and then he said, and I quote "It's so cute that you think I'm going to give up." I got all embarrassed and so did he, and then he started flipping out and saying that what he said wasn't what he meant, and he started pacing the mat. I asked him what he meant and I was stuttering and everything! He was like "I don't know" and then I stood up and asked him if he was okay and said it was no big deal." She took a deep breath. "And then he said "I give up." and he went into the boys' locker room and slammed the door." Tears were pouring down her cheeks.

I pulled her into a hug. "I'm so sorry, Sapphire. I wouldn't have asked if I knew. Don't cry over him. He's not worth it."

Crystal and Blue looked at me in wonder.

I looked at her smiling yet tear-stained face. "Thanks, Yellow. I really needed that."

I heard a snort behind me, and I whipped my head around to look at Red. His hand scratched his nose, and then went limp on his chest again.

I sighed sadly. "He's still out cold." I whispered.

"Is that good? Y'know, him actually moving?" Crystal asked.

I shrugged. "He's not awake, so I'm gonna say no."

Blue handed me a Styrofoam cup.

"What's this?"

"It's some ramen noodles. We had it for dinner, and we decided to bring you some."

The cup was warm in my hands. "Thanks. Did any of you by any chance bring my backpack from the locker room?"

They all groaned.

"It's in our dorm." Sapphire stated plainly. "I'll go get it for you." She shut the door behind her and I heard her feet bang against the hard hallway floor.

"How'd you know what was wrong?" Crystal asked.

I carefully opened the cup of ramen. "She thinks he gave up on her too, right?"

They nodded.

"I think he's just upset with her. It happens to them all the time."

They both shook their heads as if they knew something I didn't.

"What?" I asked.

"No one has ever made her cry hysterically for two hours and then pass out for three more."

My eyes widened. "Oh my gosh. Is that why you guys didn't come earlier?"

Crystal nodded. "We waited until Sapphire woke up on her own so she wouldn't be cranky and upset when we woke her up."

We were all quiet for a second.

"How'd you know?" Crystal asked again.

I shrugged. "I didn't really. It involved Ruby, she likes Ruby, and she was crying."

Blue gasped. "She likes Ruby?" she whispered.

Crystal and I both looked at her like she was stupid. "That's the most obvious thing in the entire world." Crystal said.

Blue glared at us.

I nodded. "Sorry, but it's true."

Sapphire burst into the room completely out of breath, gripping my orange backpack. "Here *pant* you go *pant*."

I laughed. "Thanks guys."

Crystal stood up. "We better get going." Blue and Sapphire walked toward the door.

"Are you coming home tonight?" Blue asked.

I looked at Red's sleeping figure for about the millionth time. "I'm not coming back until he wakes up."

She smiled. "We'll leave the door unlocked, but if Sapphire attacks you, that's your fault."

I laughed. "Okay. Good night." Blue shut the door softly, careful not to bother Red. I so desperately wanted to pour water on him and shake him and scream in his ear until he awoke, but I just sat on the sidelines, watching him closely. I searched through my backpack for my math textbook and notebook.

I looked at him. "You'll be awake soon. I promise."

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RED'S POV

I groaned and slowly moved my legs and arms. My back hurt like hell. I felt something squeeze my hand. I turned my head and saw a pale hand in mine. Yellow was sitting in a metal chair next to me, her head lying on the table barely a foot from mine. I smiled as she softly slept. The clock read 2:54 in the morning.

My eyes widened. 'How long has she been here?' She was still in her karate uniform with her hair tied up and her feet bare.

I slightly sat up and she squeezed my hand tight. I squeezed back and a light smile appeared on her face. I chuckled. I saw her orange backpack on the floor and books stacked next to it. There was an empty Styrofoam cup with a fork in it on the desk.

"Were you so worried that you actually followed me right in here?"

She sighed. My other hand absentmindedly stroked her hair. The small window let moonlight stream in through the blinds, hitting her peaceful face perfectly. I found myself smiling at her. She was just so beautiful, and sweet, and kind, and just so…Yellow.

"Too bad you don't love me like I love you." I whispered.

I sat their quietly for minute, resting on my elbows and holding Yellow's hand. Suddenly, I heard beeping. I jumped slightly at the noise. I went rigid as Yellow stirred and hit a button on her phone that was lying next to our hands on the table.

She looked up at me and her eyes went wide. "Red!" she shouted softly, careful not to awake anyone in the school.

"Hey."

She wrapped her arms around my neck and hugged my tightly. "Oh my Arceus, I was so worried about you."

I chuckled. "What were you so worried about? Didn't the nurse say I'd be fine?"

She pulled away and smiled. "Yeah, but at least five other people said that too." She giggled. "I guess I don't listen very well."

I smiled and she smiled too. A sigh escaped my lips as thoughts swirled through my head. There was little annoying voice in my head echoing, "Tell her you love her. Tell her. Tell her."

"Are you okay?" she asked.

"Yeah."

"No you're not."

I smirked. "Didn't we already go through this earlier today?"

"Yeah, and you're supposed to tell me what's wrong because we're best friends."

I sighed again, thinking about how to phrase the question. "Well, there's this girl I've been in love with for forever, and I don't know how to tell her."

Yellow breathed in deeply. "Tell her. If you really love her, you need to tell her."

I looked at her. She stared at the ground, and something splashed onto the ground.

My eyes widened. 'She's crying.'

"Yellow, why are you crying?" She looked up at me with teary eyes and sniffled.

"I'm not crying."

"Yes you are."

She shook her head. "I, I can't t-tell you."

"How about I tell you who I'm in love with, and then you tell me why you're crying."

She nodded. "You go first."

I took a few deep breaths. "I love you." I whispered softly.

"That doesn't count." She smiled sadly. "I didn't hear you."

I groaned. "Fine, but I'm turning around so you can't see me."

She rolled her eyes and I faced the wall.

I took a deep breath again. "I'm in love with you."

I heard her gasp behind me. The paper on the examination table I laid on crinkled as she crawled onto the table.

I still avoided her gaze. "Why were you crying?" I asked, trying to change the subject.

"Because you said you were in love with a girl."

I laughed. "Am I not allowed to be in love?"

"No. It's because you were in love with a girl."

I looked at her quizzically and she smiled.

"And not me."

I thought I was going to pass out again. We just stared at each other for a few minutes.

"So…" I said, breaking the silence. "You love me too."

She nodded and grabbed onto my hand.

A smile broke out onto my face as the new information set in. I slowly leaned my face towards hers, and her eyes fluttered shut. When our lips met, fireworks went off behind my eyelids. Years of pent-up emotions and longing left me, and I felt the weight lift off my shoulders. I wrapped my arms around her waist, pulling her closer. Her hands were closed tightly around my neck as she kissed harder. When we broke for air, Yellow gave me the biggest smile I'd ever seen. I wrapped her in my arms and held her tightly, never wanting to let go.

"I love you Red."

I smiled and rested my head on top of hers.

"I love you too Yellow."

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