I upload slow. Sorry hehe.

Keep the pairings coming please! I'm starting to slow down and I need more inspiration! Thanks so much for your support guys.

By the way, I changed Platina to Platinum. Sounds more natural that way.

Sapph's fingers trembled as she reached into the tattered straw hat. This was it. This was the moment in which her fate was decided. The moment that determined whether she lived or died.

Shaky fingers brushed the tips of the slips of papers, all hastily folded. If this was to be the end, Sapph thought, she might as well die with dignity! With renewed resolve, Sapph grabbed an (not so) innocent piece, unfolded it, and-

"Pa... Pole.. Par... Pan...Paaaa-" GOD DAMMIT SHE COULDN'T READ THE NAME!

"Platinum," Ruby sighed. Oh Sapphire...

Sapph's eyes brightened in realization and her mouth formed an O. "Ooooohhhh..."

Platinum was quite offended. Pole? How exactly did "Platinum" look like Pole?

Hiding her highly offended expression in a perfectly practiced poker face ("Must have learned from Green..." thought Gold), she turned her nose up and said stiffly, "If that is to be so."

"Jeez, lighten up a bit, wouldya?" Sapph rolled her eyes. 7 minutes of pure polite torture.

"No time for that!" Blue pushed them into the closet in the most undignified manner and blocked the door with chairs (Red smiled sheepishly in apology while Gold glared at him).

Platinum slowly regained posture, brushing invisible dust off of her straightened skirt. She had an image to hold here!

Sapph on the other hand, jumped up and tried to manhandle the door open, but Blue must have been a master at blocking doors with chairs, seeing as the door wouldn't budge.

"RAAGGGHGHGH" Platinum could imagine fire coming out of the enraged wild-girl's mouth and stifled a small giggle. But it was in vain, seeing as Sapphire had ears of a wild-child's from living in the forest.

"Whaz so funny?" She asked, with a slight frown.

"What do you mean?" Platinum immediately straightened up and put on her poker face.

Sapphire's eye narrowed. "Waddya mean, "Waddya mean"? Didnchya just laugh?"

"No I didn't." After all, she had a respectable reputation and she couldn't be seen laughing at such trivial matters.

"Yes you did."

"I certainly did not."

"You did! I heard it!"

"I. Did. Not."

"Yes. You. Did."

Platinum looked at Sapph, her grey eyes cold and steely. Sapph faltered. A tiny bit. Just a tiny. A teensy tiny bit. No way in hell was she scared of polite girl.

"I'm telling you, I. Did. Not." Sapphire could see the Platinum's patience beginning to wear thin. She gulped but stared back.

"Fine." Sapphire turned away after a while. She just let the polite girl win out of pity. Since she wasn't all that strong. And Sapph was way stronger than Platinum. Oh yeah. Of course it wasn't because Platinum was scary. Not. One. Bit.

Platinum let out a soft sigh. Platinum 1 Sapphire 0. Satisfaction to the max.

After moments of silence, Sapphire began to brave a couple of sly glances at the uptight Platinum. Jeez, the girl was so tense and high-strung. Really it was like she was PMSing every day. If only she could lighten up a bit.

Finally, Sapphire gathered up the remaining bits of courage and turned to Platinum. "Hey... why donchya smile more? I mean, you'd appear more friendly that way, ya know?"

Platinum turned her gaze toward the shorter girl. "I am an esteemed member of the Berlitz family. I will smile when necessary and only when necessary. And don't I smile enough?" She frowned. She didn't like the feeling of being questioned. Such trivial things, smiles were.

"Ya, but... who decides when necs... ness... necsascary is?" Sapph asked. Her eyebrows furrowed and she turned to face the door. "I mean, isn't smiling an' laughing a random thing? You can't just... ya know... plan it..."

Platinum was a bit taken back by this (of course her surprise was masked by a poker face). Sapphire never struck her as a person who would say something like that. It was pretty... deep.

"B'sides!" Sapph grumbled. "Smiling means yer havin' fun and if ya don't smile it means yer not havin' fun and isn't that what friends are for..." her voice was trailing off and growing quieter by the word. Sapph's face was kind of pink after saying something that deep and dramatic. Being dramatic was hard work!

Platinum stared. Then gave a small smile. "It's necessary, by the way."

"Che, who gives a shi-"

"SAPPHIRE!" Ruby shouted from outside the door.

Sapphire "hmmphed" and crossed her arms in a glower. Censorship was stupid. Then it struck her.

"HEY! YOU JUST SMILED!"

"No I didn't."

"YES YOU DID! AN' IT WASN'T A POLITE ONE! IT WAS A NICE ONE!"

"I. Did. Not." Platinum turned to glare at Sapphire. Sapph backed away. But not because she was scared. Of course not.

Platinum turned to the door and smiled a smug grin. Platinum 2 Sapphire 0. Satisfaction to the max.

Sapphire saw the smile but didn't comment. She knew if she did, she'd just be stared down again. And 3 times was NOT the charm.

Letting out a huff, Sapphire once again asked, "And is polite the only lan... lam... larg... lamguich you speak? I mean, come on, it's not that hard to short'n yer words."

"Language, Sapphire," Platinum corrected ("Finally, someone agrees her dirty mouth should be cleaned!" Ruby cheered). "And as I said, I am an este-"

"Ezkeemed Berlitz person, yeah yeah," Sapphire grumbled. Platinum gave her a dirty look. She hated being interrupted! So rude. "Buchya don't have ta speak like that when we're around, do ya? You can drop all the p'liteness when yer around us, right?"

Platinum sighed. "Esteemed, Sapphire." Then she smiled a small smile. "But I suppose I could attempt to act a bit more familiar around my friends."

Sapphire stared. She just contradicted herself in that sentence! "The don't say s'ppose. Say try. And what's fum... fam... fimliar?"

"Familiar, Sapphire. And it means friendly, basically... you know..."

Sapphire almost jumped in victory. One step of unpoliteness, COMPLETE! Platinum 2, Sapphire 1. Not sta... sut... statisfactree yet!

The two heard some scraping against the door and the door opened. "Out you go, you to." Blue said, widening the door. Then she pouted. "You guys are boooooooooring."

"Hey you-"

"I'll have you know that boring is at least better than cruel," Platinum interrupted. She then smirked. "Jeez, lighten up a bit, wouldya?"

And promptly sashayed to her spot, leaving everyone to stare at her ("She's been broken by Sapph!" Ruby shrieked then fainted).

Platinum gave a knowing smile. Platinum and Sapphire 1, Everyone 0.

Sort of a friendship chapter of sorts. kudos to you if you can see what I did in the end :) Hope you enjoyed, and please offer some more pairings you'd like to see! Jeez, I'm starting to type all polite now...