I hope you like this chapter. I kind of thought it was a little boring and more of a filler chapter, so yeah...

Disclaimer: I don't own anything except Liberty, Olivia, Amelia, and Ella.

SAPPHIRE'S POV

I sat on my bed with a bitter expression on a Saturday night. I hadn't talked to Ruby in an entire week, and we both completely ignored each other every time we were near each other. I tried to talk to him once, but he just walked away from me. My friends all had great lives as far as I knew. Blue and Crystal were acting like they always had, but Yellow was always smiling. It took them forever, but she was finally dating Red. It made her one of the happiest people in existence according to her. I was happy for her, but it made me slightly annoyed. Why did she get to be happy while I was miserable? It wasn't fair in my eyes. Crystal sat in the bunk below me, writing some extra credit project. Blue was taking a nap. Yellow had left ten minutes ago to go on a date off of campus with Red.

"Is it sad that we have nothing to do on a Saturday?" I asked Crystal.

"I'm just doing school stuff. You and Blue are the ones with nothing to do."

I looked up at the white ceiling. "I know you're doing school stuff, but Yellow's on a date. That's something fun, I guess."

"School can be fun."

"Yeah, well you're weird like that."

"I know you can't see it, but I'm glaring at you!"

I rolled my eyes. We sat in silence as I heard Crystal pecking away on the keys of her laptop. "I'm bored!" I moaned.

Blue, who was always a light sleeper, slowly sat up. "Why are you all screaming?" she asked in a hoarse voice.

"I'm bored." I stated simply.

"Fine. Let's talk about something. How about those new girls?" Blue looked over at me from her top bunk.

"What new girls?" I asked.

"The girls who walked into the gym last week for karate." The "karate incident", as I had appropriately named it, was upsetting to me, but I nodded.

"I sit next to the redhead in Language Arts. Her name is Ella, and she's really nice."

"The blonde one with the braided hair doesn't like me. She was all bitchy to me during our karate fight, and she's always trying to trip me in the hallway. She even told me to back off, but I have no idea what she was talking about."

Blue nodded in agreement. "That's Liberty. She's supposedly super popular."

I tapped my chin thoughtfully. "What about the one with the curly blue hair? I think her name is Amelia. I'm in one of her classes, and she's super sweet. She's like a little kid."

"And then there's Olivia." Blue added. "She's the biggest fashionista ever."

I raised an eyebrow. "How do you know all of this stuff?"

"I keep up with all the gossip and rumors. She already has a crush on someone, or so I've heard." Crystal's continuous tapping on her keyboard stopped.

"Who?" I asked, super curious. Blue shot a downward glance quickly before mouthing something.

"Who? You have really crappy lip language."

"She was going to say Gold." Crystal stated, something odd in her voice. Blue nodded.

"Why does it matter?"

"It doesn't." Crystal said through clenched teeth. "Why does it matter, Blue?"

"I never said it did."

I leaned my head over the edge of my bunk, switching my gaze between an irritated Crystal and a slightly scared Blue. "Is there something you two aren't telling me?" I asked suspiciously. Crystal was borderline glaring at Blue by now.

"C'mon Crys, she's one of your best friends. Just tell her." Blue pleaded. Crystal sighed in defeat. I don't know what was worse; the feeling of curiosity and excitement because I was learning a secret and I wanted to know what it was desperately, or the anger flowing through my veins due to the fact that Crystal had told Blue something and hadn't told me.

"I kind of, sort of, maybe have a crush on Gold." she said, stuttering throughout the whole confession.

I raised an eyebrow. "What's the big deal?"

"Olivia has a crush on him too, and she'll do anything to keep me away from him. He's already falling for her." she said rather sadly. I hopped off of the top bunk and sat down on the floor. Blue climbed down her ladder and sat next to me. We looked up at Crystal as she resumed typing her report.

"Stop staring at me." she whined.

"No." Blue and I stated at the same time.

Crystal sighed and shut her laptop. "What do you guys want?"

"Are you okay?" Blue asked.

"I'm fine."

I narrowed my eyes. "She's lying."

"No I'm not."

"You're not okay."

"I'm fine."

"You're upset."

"No I'm not."

"Yes you are." Blue's head turned back and forth, watching our heated argument.

"Does it look like I'm upset?"

"I know you feel depressed."

"I'm perfectly fine."

"I know your heart is feeling like it's been torn to shreds."

"My heart is in one piece."

"You wish you were with Gold, and you feel like you've completely lost your chance."

She remained silent for a few seconds. "How do you know?"

I smiled sadly. "I've been feeling like that for the past week, and it sure as hell doesn't feel good."

Crystal's eyes widened. "You've been feeling like this for a week? I could barely handle it these past three days." I nodded in understanding. Crystal sighed and laid on her bed.

"Why don't you tell them?" Blue suggested.

"NO!" Crystal and I shrieked at the top of our lungs.

"Will you shut up?" Blue hissed. "Someone will hear us."

As if it was inevitable, Ruby, Gold, and Green burst into our room.

"What's wrong? Is everyone okay?" Green asked. Crystal sat up and peeked her head out from under my bed above her.

"We heard screaming and came over right away." Gold added, eyes searching the room.

"We're all fine. Sapphire and Crystal were just screaming."

"Why?" Ruby asked, raising an eyebrow.

I shrugged. "We felt like it."

"So you're all fine? No injuries or anything?" Green questioned again.

Blue stood up. "We're all fine."

She walked towards him and smirked. "Why are you so worried?" she whispered seductively, just loud enough for us to hear. Green's face turned bright red since she was barely three inches away from him. Gold and Ruby rolled their eyes.

"Well, since lover boy is at a loss of words at the moment…" Green shot Gold a glare and Blue backed away, secretly winking at him before leaning on the side of her bad, glaring at Gold with annoyance.

"Anyways, we were just worried because you guys are our best friends. Is there anything wrong with that?"

We all shook our heads and Gold nodded. "That's what I thought."

"We'll be going now." Ruby stated. My eyes connected with his, and he looked at me for a few seconds. He could tell I was hurt. His face softened and he looked at me sadly. I turned away from his gaze angrily and folded my arms across my chest. Ruby sighed and walked out the door, Green and Gold behind him.

"What was that?" Blue asked, wiggling her eyebrows mischievously.

I shrugged. "It was Ruby not apologizing for hurting me. What about you and Green?" She blushed lightly.

"Are you guys dating?" Crystal asked.

Blue's face went full-on red at those words. "N-no. Green doesn't like me."

I looked at Crystal, and we burst into hysterical laughter. "You're really stupid not to notice he likes you." Crystal said once we calmed down.

"No he doesn't…" she muttered, staring at the floor.

"Yes, he does." I said.

She bit her lip. "Are you guys positive?" Crystal and I both shrugged.

"Then I'm not telling him anything. Don't you two say anything. You both wouldn't confess unless you were 150% sure too." I nodded, and so did Crystal. I would never tell Ruby, especially then because I was almost certain he hated me.

"Yeah, don't tell him. It's bad enough two of the four of us are heartbroken." Crystal stated matter-of-factly.

I could tell Blue felt extremely bad for us. She ran over and gave Crystal a hug, and then gave me one. "Believe me, those two idiots do anything else and they lose a limb."

I smiled at her support. "Thanks."

"Don't do anything to Gold. He doesn't know he's hurting me." Blue sighed sadly. I was sure she was ready to whip Gold until he bled to death, which was probably because he used to flirt with her like an idiot. He learned his lesson to say the least.

"How'd we get on this subject anyway?" I asked.

"I…don't know." Crystal admitted.

Blue shrugged her shoulders. "What shall we talk about now?"

XXXXX

RUBY'S POV

"Can I officially call you Lover Boy? It could be your nickname." Gold rambled on as we stepped into our room.

"No, Gold."

"Why?" he whined.

"It fits you perfectly." Green punched him on the shoulder and sat on his bed. My bed was across from his, Gold's was above me, and Red's was above Green.

"My love life sucks." he muttered.

"Join the club." I said, plopping down onto my own bed.

"My love life's amazing. This really hot girl named Olivia sits behind me in one of my classes." We both shot Gold a glare.

"Sorry. Didn't know you two were that sensitive."

"I'm not. I don't know about Ruby, but I'm not."

I glared at him. "I am not sensitive."

Gold shrugged. "You sure seem to be when Sapphire's involved."

I sighed and my head fell in my hands. "I don't know guys. I think I really messed up this time."

"You yelled at her, and then ignored her a week." Gold stated.

"She went to talk to you and you just turned around and walked away." Green added.

Gold gasped dramatically. "You did what? You never completely ignore the girl you're in love with! That's just plain stupid!"

Green smirked. "Can I call you Drama Boy? It fits you perfectly." Gold shot him a nasty glare.

"It can't be that bad, can it?" I asked hopefully.

"You better apologize before it's too late."

"I-I can't. She hates me now. Did you see her glare at me when we went to see if they were okay?"

"Nope. I was busy checking for ninjas, and Green was busy with Blue." Green's face turned light pink again and he shoved his head under his pillow in embarrassment.

"Well, she glared at me. She'll never forgive me now. It's already too late."

"Ask her to homecoming or something." Gold suggested.

"No. She'll laugh in my face and turn me down. Are you going to ask Olivia?"

He shrugged. "Sure, but if a better offer comes along, I won't be able to refuse."

"I'm not going." Green stated from his spot on his bed.

"Ask Blue!" Gold and I shouted at the same time.

"The girls can hear you! Don't scream!"

"Dude, now they're going to listen because they heard you scream that they'll hear us." Gold said.

Green face palmed. "Why are we so stupid?"

XXXXX

BLUE'S POV

"Why the hell are they screaming?" Sapphire whispered.

"I heard them say my name." I whispered, ear pressed against the wall. I couldn't hear anything.

An idea shot into my head. "Crys, you're learning about Pokémon doctor stuff, right?"

"Yeah…"

"Do you have a stethoscope?" Sapphire burst into laughter. Crystal chucked her stethoscope at me, and I caught it. I put the earplugs into my ears and sat the cold metal circle against the wall.

"Why are we stupid?" echoed through my ears.

"This is an awesome stethoscope. What's the dial for?"

"It makes it louder."

They both crowded next to me. "What are they saying?" Sapphire asked.

"Shhh. They're whispering, so I gotta turn this thing up." They both backed away slightly and let me listen in on the boys.

"Maybe if you asked her, we wouldn't be here right now." Gold was whispering, but I heard it as if he was talking normally.

"I'm not asking her." Green said angrily.

"You know she'd say yes. She practically lives to flirt with you."

I raised an eyebrow. "Someone's flirting with Green?" I asked myself quietly.

"I don't think she really means it."

"Then you must've left your brain somewhere in the hallway to get stepped on."

"I'm. Going. To. Kill. You."

"Ruby…" Gold sounded really afraid for once, and Green sounded like Gold wasn't going to leave their room alive ever again.

"Guys, don't fight. Green, beating up your friends is wrong. Gold, teasing people about their crushes is mean."

I slowly removed the stethoscope from the wall as they changed the subject.

"What'd you find out?" Sapphire asked.

"Gold was teasing Green about asking his crush out."

"Who's his crush?" Crystal asked in anticipation.

I shrugged my shoulders. "They didn't say her name."

"Oh well." Crystal said as if she could care less.

I smiled evilly. "I'm going to find out."

XXXXX

I walked towards History class by myself on Monday. My only friends that were in my class were Red and Gold, if Gold even counted. I walked into the room and smiled to myself. 'Operation find out Green's crush shall begin!'

I slid into my seat next to Red. "Hey guys."

"Hey."

I turned towards Red. "How was your date with Yellow?"

He grinned. "It was great. We went on a walk and then we saw this movie and then we go ice cream."

"Great." I said with fake enthusiasm. I heard everything the night before from a giddy Yellow.

"What am I? Chopped liver?" Gold questioned.

"Sorry, what did you do on Friday besides sit in your dorm room?"

"Well, after we left your room, we went off campus to relax."

"I heard you yelling like an idiot not even a minute later."

He sweat dropped. "Well, then I didn't do anything."

I rolled my eyes. "So, who are you going to homecoming with?"

"I have until Friday."

"So you're saying you're going to wait until last minute to find a date?"

"Fine. I'll ask Olivia later."

I mentally slapped myself. 'No! You're supposed to ask Crystal!' echoed through my head. If none of my friends would take the opportunity, I'd have to be our matchmaker.

I smiled as I remembered when I acted like I didn't know Sapphire was in love with Ruby. 'They'll never realize what I'm doing!'

"Why Olivia?" I asked.

He raised an eyebrow. "Why? Who else would I ask?"

I shrugged. 'I don't know, dumbass. What do you think?'

"I'm guessing you're going with Yellow." Red nodded happily in response.

'Arceus, he's love drunk.'

"What about you, Blue?"

"Nobody's asked me yet."

"I know who wants to ask you." Gold muttered. Red elbowed him and shot him a glare.

I raised an eyebrow. "Who?"

"No one." they stated at the same time.

My eyes narrowed at them. "Who?" I asked again, more force in my voice.

"Don't worry about it." Red said, desperately trying to change the subject.

"He's too much of a coward." Gold added.

"Yeah, I've never seen him be such a baby." Red and Gold went into their own conversation.

"Hello? I still don't know who you're talking about."

"Can we tell her?" Gold whined.

"Tell me what?"

"No. I'd like to live a long life, thank you very much."

"I'm so confused!" I exclaimed.

"He threatened to kill me yesterday. Thank Arceus Ruby was with me."

My eyes widened in shock. "It's Green?" They both looked at me nervously.

I stared at them. "Is it Green?" They looked at each other.

"How long?" I demanded. Gold held up an open hand and Red added his thumb.

"Six years?" I squeaked.

"I thought it was five." Gold whispered.

Red shook his head. "It's been six. Almost seven."

My brain was shutting down, drawing itself to a blank. It was too overwhelming for me to take at once. "No. You guys are wrong. There is no way…" I stopped slowly as they stared at me seriously.

"You can't tell him." Red warned.

I sighed in frustration. "What am I supposed to do? Pretend I don't know?" I glanced up at the clock. I had five minutes before class started. I had gotten there early to find out what was going on, and I was starting to wish I hadn't.

"Yes. Pretend. Act like you always do." Gold explained.

I shook my head. "I can't. Do you know how weird that'll be for me? I mean, I knew he was crushing on some girl and you guys were pressuring him to ask her out, but I didn't know it was me."

Gold raised an eyebrow. "How did you know that?"

I shrugged my shoulders. "Lucky guess?" They stared at me accusingly.

"Fine, I used Crys' fancy stethoscope to listen through the wall." Gold looked at me in shock.

Red smirked. "Just as mischievous as always."

"I just can't help it." We all laughed, and the horrible situation I was in was gone for a few seconds, even though I knew it would return.

'What the hell am I supposed to do?'

I hope you liked it! Homecoming will be an important scene for all of those who love OldRival like I do!

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~Summer