For those who may be wondering, I won't make a chapter on: Red & Yellow or Black & White for the time being.
Reason for Red & Yellow is that... I just can't. It's blatantly obvious, yet one is completely oblivious while the other is completely nervous.
Black & White: a) the arc just started, b) Black is only traveling with White because he owes her millions for destroying things, and c) he refers to her as 'president' or '社長'.
Maybe some time in the future I'll make some attempts.
Anyways, this was something I made a long time ago that was completed, then forgotten, got deleted (don't remember why) and now remade. Enjoy this back-from-the-dead one-shot.
Primary: Diamond & Platinum.
Something Special:
12:00 pm, Twinleaf Town, Sinnoh…
It was a bright and sunny day in Sinnoh, a perfect day to go on an adventure or something. But while some people were enjoying the pleasant weather outside, Diamond was busy snoring as he slept in the comfort of his house. He had a list of ideas written on a piece of paper lying on the floor beside him. They were ideas for a gift to be given to…
Suddenly the phone started to ring. Diamond grunted in his sleep and rolled away from the source of the annoying sound. A second later, he slowly woke up and slowly scrambled over to the phone.
"Hello?" he asked in a sleepy voice.
"Hello, Diamond," came a cheerful female voice.
Diamond snapped awake. "H – Hi…" It was the birthday girl, Platinum Berlitz. She must've called to check whether he was coming to the birthday party, which was set to begin… 'Oh crap!'
"I just wanted to check whether you were coming," Platinum said. "The party starts in a few hours and many of the guests are already here."
'Oh no… I don't have a gift for her yet!'
Diamond started to panic. He had spent hours earlier that day thinking of what to get Platinum for her birthday, but came up with nothing. There wasn't anything he could get her that she didn't have already. He thought about asking some of his senior Dex Holders for advice (like the past 4 years), but he wanted give Platinum a gift that he thought of, not someone else.
After hours of thinking of a good gift, he must've dozed off and fell asleep. Now there was four hours left until the party begins, and he had nothing.
"Hello? Diamond?"
He couldn't go empty handed. Platinum would be severely disappointed in him. He couldn't miss the party either. She would be even more disappointed.
"Are you there, Diamond?"
There was only one thing he could do… stall.
"I'm really sorry, Lady, but something very urgent has come up and I might be a little late… is that okay?"
"Oh… sure. I shall be waiting for you then."
Soon, Platinum hung up and Diamond began to pace around the room. The heiress sounded somewhat disappointed… did she notice that he had no gift for her?
Diamond pressed his hands against his head and thought. But again, no ideas came… until his stomach growled. He snapped his fingers. He was going to do what he did best: cook. He would make Platinum the best birthday cake she had ever seen… assuming the chefs in the Berlitz mansion didn't make her an outrageously fancy cake already.
He quickly ran towards the kitchen and checked the ingredients. He didn't have enough to make a good cake though. So he grabbed his wallet and ran towards the nearest store to fix that problem.
Six hours later…
Blue watched Platinum as she paced around by the door of the party room. Every Dex Holder except for Diamond had arrived, and the heiress was obviously waiting for him.
'What could be taking him so long?' Platinum thought to herself. 'Could something have happened to him? No… he can take care of himself… Where could he be?'
"Platinum?" Blue started.
"Yes, senior?"
"You're waiting for Dia, right?" she asked with a grin.
"Yes. I am worried that something may have happened to him… He is quite late."
Pearl, hearing the conversation, walked towards them. "The last time I checked, which was before I came here, he was taking a nap in his house. There's really no reason for him to come late."
Platinum appeared surprised. "Then why is he not here right now?" she muttered to herself.
Blue thought for a moment before she dragged Pearl away from Platinum. While the heiress tried to understand what was happening to Diamond, Blue asked Pearl a few things. After a few minutes, she walked towards Platinum, a plan forming in her head.
"Platinum, go to Twinleaf Town and find Dia," she said. "He's probably in his house right now, and you can find out why he's late."
"Is it really possible that he is at home?" Platinum asked, disappointment and worry in her expression. She started to panic as numerous thoughts ran through her mind. "Why would he be late if he is at home? Does he not wish to come? Did… did I do something that caused him to dislike me? What if he…"
Blue placed her hands on her junior's shoulders. "Get a hold of yourself, Platinum. Think about it. He's your friend. There's no way that he'll dislike you or anything like that. I'm sure he's late for a very good reason."
The Sinnoh girl appeared a little hurt, however. "But what if he really does not wish to come? What if…"
Blue sighed. "Just go over there. Trust me. He does not dislike you."
Platinum took a shuddering breath and nodded. Blue walked over towards Green and swiped a Pokéball from his belt.
"Green, I'm borrowing your Charizard," she said quickly as she ran out of the room.
"Say what?" Green turned around just in time to see Blue shut the door as she left. "… Pesky girl…"
15 minutes later, Platinum hopped off of her senior's Charizard in front of Diamond's house. She was still in her thin dress (specially made for her birthdays), so the evening breeze felt quite cold.
"Now remember what I told you," Blue said to her junior as she got Green's Charizard to fly up high. She would remain in the air and with the aid of her modified Silph Scope (and the fact that she bugged Platinum's scarf (the heiress had put on her hat and scarf for this visit), like Yellow's hat), she would monitor her junior. She put on a headset and with her scope, zoomed in on the door.
Platinum thought about what her senior told her to say and knocked on the door. 'Okay… Diamond comes out, I ask him why he did not come, he explains the reason, and then I take him to the party. Sounds easy enough… I just hope that he does have a good reason…' she thought to herself.
Blue, while staying airborne, thought of what was really supposed to happen. 'Alright… Dia opens the door, gets surprised by Platinum's presence, and starts to panic. He won't be able to explain properly, and Platinum will start to cry, thinking that he's lying. Seeing her cry, he will try to calm her down, and there will be plenty of opportunities to hug or kiss and finally they'll be able to tell each other how they feel. It's about time…'
Before long, the door opened and Diamond appeared on the doorway. Upon seeing Platinum, his eyes grew wide in surprise. The heiress, seeing Diamond's appearance, gasped in shock.
"Lady? W – What are you…" Diamond started, starting to panic.
"Diamond… what were you doing?" she asked, looking at him from head to toe. He had a chef's hat on and was covered in flour and other foodstuff. 'Was he preparing dinner?'
Diamond looked at the clothes he was wearing and suddenly realized everything. 'Oh crap!' "I – I – I was just…"
Platinum put her hands over her heart to try to calm herself. "Diamond… why did you not come to my birthday party? Did you not wish to come?"
"No! No, no… I was just… uh… Oh, the clothes… I… uh… this isn't what it looks like!"
"You… you were cooking, were you not? Preparing dinner?" Platinum said, starting to tremble. "You never intended on attending my birthday party, did you? At least you could have informed me… Did you not care how I would feel?"
'Yes… good. Now cry, Platinum,' Blue thought, smiling from above.
As if she was instructed, Platinum burst into tears. "I thought we were friends, Diamond!"
Diamond really started to panic. "N – No! That's not it! I…"
'Yes, Dia… hug her. Calm her down… do something!' Blue zoomed in on Platinum's expression. She seemed really hurt. 'Hmm… he better do something quick, or…'
The heiress started to run away. Diamond ran after her but he couldn't catch up with her.
'Darn it… Alright… a slight modification… Sorry Platinum, but this might hurt…' Blue tapped Green's Charizard. "Fly right above Platinum, but keep it quiet so she doesn't notice."
Charizard did as told, and silently flew some 20 meters above Platinum. Blue took her Ditto (which was attached to her hat, just in case she needed it very quickly) and whispered something to it before she tossed it ahead of Platinum. The Ditto Transformed into several big rocks on the ground, making the heiress trip. The girl tripped over the first big rock and as she hit the ground, her right knee hit a sharp rock (a part of Ditto). Once the damage was done, the Ditto flattened itself out on the ground so Platinum couldn't notice.
The heiress yelped in pain and clutched her injured knee on the ground. A minute later, Diamond caught up with her.
"Lady… please listen… I…" he suddenly trailed off upon seeing the blood on the girl's knee. "Your knee… does it hurt?"
Platinum turned away. "N – No, I am fine…" she lied. But she kept glancing at her injury.
"Please… come with me. We need to treat that knee first," Diamond said, offering his hand.
After several moments of hesitation, Platinum accepted his hand and he helped her up to her feet. She winced in pain, but once she was on her feet, she pulled away from Diamond and began to limp her way towards his house on her own.
Blue, from above, smiled. At this rate, things would work out very well. She returned her Ditto back into its Pokéball and silently followed her two Sinnoh juniors from above. Once they entered the house, Blue switched the settings on her modified Silph Scope to thermal so that she could see through the roof.
Inside, Diamond used a wet paper towel to clean the wound on Platinum's knee before beginning to apply the antiseptic. He noticed the blood on her dress, which probably was worth more than his house, and wondered what he would do if he was told to pay compensation. Platinum hissed in pain and tried her best to hold back her tears.
"I am really sorry, Diamond…" she said quietly once the pain returned to a tolerable level.
"Huh? For what?"
"If I had known that you did not wish to attend my birthday party, I would not have invited you. But I had and you had no choice but to lie to me to avoid attending."
"That's not true," Diamond said after finishing the bandaging of Platinum's knee. "Would you like to hear my explanation now?" he asked. The heiress nodded and looked into his eyes. "Okay… I spent the entire morning thinking what gift I should get you. The problem was that there was nothing I could get you that would be special. I didn't want to disappoint you with a random gift, but since you have just about everything, there was nothing I could get you that you don't already have. And while trying to think of a gift, I… fell asleep," he said in an embarrassed tone. "When you called, I just woke up, and I still had no gift for you. I didn't want to disappoint you by not having a gift, so I decided to make you one. I needed more than time than I had, so I said that I would be late. I'm sorry if I disappointed you."
Platinum couldn't help but smile. She took Diamond's hands and grasped them firmly.
"I am so sorry for doubting you, Diamond," she said sweetly. "And thank you for not spiting me. It was foolish of me to doubt your word, and from now on, I promise that I shall trust you."
She carefully rose to her feet and tried to take a step but her knee still hurt and she ended up falling forwards. Diamond caught her with both arms and stumbled back a step. His face turned red upon realizing that he was essentially hugging her. He moved his hands up to her shoulders and helped her regain balance. Platinum too, seemed quite embarrassed.
"Thank you, Diamond…" she said quietly. She was blushing quite a bit.
"Don't mention it."
Platinum slightly pulled herself closer towards him. Her face was merely inches away from his. Diamond too, was leaning closer to her. Blue, from on top of the roof, could see the two figures moving very close to each other, and knew that finally her two juniors would kiss.
But, just before their lips met, Diamond pulled away, sniffing at the air.
"What smells like baked bread?" he muttered to himself. He suddenly snapped his fingers. "Ah! That's right!" he exclaimed before he rushed towards the kitchen.
Blue groaned loudly and smacked a hand on her forehead. 'Oh, for crying out loud! What do I have to do? Push their faces into each other?'
Platinum too, was rather disappointed. But wondering what Diamond was interested in, she carefully limped her way towards the kitchen as well. There, she could see the Sinnoh boy carrying a perfectly baked cake (he managed to save it before it started to burn).
"Diamond, what are you making?"
"It's your birthday gift," Diamond replied. "This piece will be on the top of the full cake," he said. He pointed to the left where there was a multi-level cake in progress. There were currently 3 levels to that cake. And with the final level, the cake seemed almost as tall as he was.
"Did you make all this for me?" Platinum asked.
"Yes. It's my way of saying: 'happy birthday and sorry for being late'."
"Wow… Thank you, Diamond. But how will you move this to Sandgem Town?"
"I got it covered. Now Lady, this cake is not finished yet. If you'd give me an hour, I can finish this and take it to your mansion. Could you wait for me there? I want this to be a surprise."
Platinum nodded. "Of course. I shall wait for you once more. Please do hurry, Diamond. Do not keep me waiting too long."
"Can you go back to your mansion all by yourself?" Diamond asked, looking at Platinum's injured knee.
"Yes. Senior Blue flew me here, and as such I shall have no problems returning. It is you that I am worried about, but if you say that it is no problem, then I shall believe you."
"Okay then. I'll see you in an hour," Diamond said, taking her outside his house. Blue, hearing all that was happening, waited just outside and picked up Platinum. Once they were out of sight, Diamond took a deep breath and returned inside to finish the cake.
An hour later, in the party room of the Berlitz mansion, Platinum waited while several servants/maids were busy massaging and re-bandaging her injured knee. She had told them multiple times to go away, but apparently her health and well-being outranked her. Now her knee was bandaged so tight, she couldn't bend it anymore; as if she broke her knee. She wondered what the servants/maids would do if her knee was actually broken, rather than scratched.
The heiress looked over at the Dex Holders' table, where some of her seniors were looking at her. Platinum felt rather embarrassed. She didn't like receiving special treatment because of a minor knee injury. She was about to make another attempt at ordering the servants and maids to scram when someone knocked on the party room's door.
Smiling brightly, Platinum jumped up to her feet and limped towards the door. Several maids tried to stop her, but the heiress forced her way to the door. When she opened the door, she found Diamond in a nice set of clothes, smiling.
"Diamond! You are finally here!" she exclaimed happily.
"Happy birthday! I'm sorry I'm late, though."
Platinum grabbed his hands and led him to the Dex Holders' table, where the others greeted him. Diamond noticed the pile of opened present boxes beside the table, and knew that everyone else had already given their birthday gifts. He quickly jogged towards the door and signaled to the servants outside. With a bright smile, he approached Platinum.
"I got you your birthday present!" he said. "Please try to be surprised," he whispered at the end.
Platinum clasped her hands together and eagerly looked on. Within a few seconds, several servants entered the room carrying the cake that Diamond made. The heiress gasped in shock. She had seen the cake before it was finished, but now it looked completely different. The frosting, the appearance, everything looked beautiful.
"Diamond," she started, her voice trembling. "This is incredible! This is the most amazing cake I have ever seen!"
"You like it?"
"Yes, I love it!" the heiress exclaimed. "Thank you so much, Diamond!" Much to everyone's surprise, she hugged him.
"S – Sure, it was n – nothing," Diamond stammered, his arms frozen by his side. He snapped out of his infatuation and nervously hugged back.
Platinum, realizing her actions now, quickly pulled back, blushing madly. She put her hands to her cheeks and looked away from Diamond.
Gold suddenly rose from his seat and walked over to Platinum. He had a big grin on his face, and it didn't help the heiress's blushing problem.
"Hello… what's all this, then?" he said, pulling the girl's hands away from her face.
"P – Please do not say any-" Platinum whispered, but it was too late.
"You're blushing!" Gold exclaimed. "Ha! I knew it! You-"
"Gold!" Crystal yelled from behind. "Get back here! Don't ruin their moment!"
"There… there is no m – moment!"
"Aww… how cute!" Sapphire squealed. She suddenly elbowed Ruby in the ribs. "Why can't you do something like that for me?"
"Ow… What, hug you? That'd be like trying to hug a wild thrashing Ursaring!"
"I meant making me a birthday gift like this, smartass! At most you make some sissy dress. You could learn something from Dia."
"P – Please, seniors!" Platinum started again. "Perhaps w – we should light the candles?" she suggested in a desperate attempt to change the topic.
"Sure," Blue said, suddenly rising from her seat. "But first…" She put her right hand on the back of Platinum's neck and the left hand on Diamond's. Then, she pushed the two together, forcing them to kiss.
Though the two Sinnoh Dex Holders broke away almost instantly, their faces were still as red as red could get. Some of the Dex Holders started to clap and cheer. Slowly, Platinum looked into Diamond's eyes, and he looked back at her.
"Come on, what are you waiting for?" Blue whispered to them while clapping.
"Diamond, c – could it be that… you… l – like me?"
Diamond shook his head. "No, I… love you." Then, he kissed her to prove it.
Platinum, overjoyed, hugged him tight again and kissed him back. "Oh, Diamond, I love you too!"
"Yeah, Dia! You're the man!" Gold cheered. He tried to cheer again when Crystal smacked him in the back of the head. "Ow!"
"Don't ruin it!" she hissed.
Through the continuous applause of their seniors, Diamond and Platinum took their seats at the table. The heiress looked extremely happy as she leaned against Diamond and held his hand.
"This was the greatest birthday I have ever experienced. Thank you, Diamond…"