Disclaimer: ColourfulShippersUnite: I'm glad! And yep, I'll do Red X Green X Blue X Yellow for you; I'll probably write it as a drabble, because I find that love triangles/ squares are easiest to write that way.
Question: Favourite arc of the manga?
My Answer: Ruby/Sapphire, because of Ruby and Sapphire : )
Characters: Gold X Crystal, as requested.
Summary: X D
Pick Up Lines
"Poof," said Gold in Crystal's ear, coming up behind her.
She elbowed him in the gut, continuing to scrawl notes on her notepad. "Gold, I'm working."
"I'm here," he continued, ignoring her. "What are your other two wishes?"
She snorted. "What a line."
"What a comeback," he replied.
She shot him a scathing look. "Seriously, Gold, I'm working. Go bug Silver or something."
"Funny that you mention our redhead tsundere, because I recently struck a bet with him and can't face him until I win it."
She put a hand on her hip, turning around to face him. "A bet that you can bother the hell out of me? Because if so, you've already won."
"Close," he answered, grinning. "It's to see if my pickup lines work on you."
She rolled her eyes. "You might as well pay him now and save yourself the effort."
"Nah, I like a challenge. Besides, I have until Friday." Giving her no time to reply, he stuck his thumbs in his pockets and walked off whistling.
She glared at his back, wishing she could laser the word 'moron' into it.
000
Monday
"Do you have a bandage?" Gold asked, limping over to Crystal as she sat on the park bench reading.
She glanced up, confused. "No, why?"
"Because I just scraped my knee falling for you."
She snapped her book shut and walked off so that he wouldn't see her smile.
000
Tuesday
"I think you have something in your eye," Gold mentioned as they sat in class.
"What?" Crystal asked, rubbing at the eye he pointed out. "I don't feel anything."
"Never mind," he said, trying to hide his smile with no success. "It's just a sparkle."
She looked away huffily, annoyed at how her cheeks had coloured.
000
Wednesday
"Crystal," Gold said in the middle of an argument that they were having, trying and failing to keep a straight face.
"What?" she snapped.
"You've been a bad girl. Go to my room."
She opened her mouth for an angry retort, and shut it again as what he said registered. He snickered as he watched the realization dawn, and even in her annoyance she had to admit that it was funny.
000
Thursday
"Hi, I'm-"
"I know who you are, Gold."
"You didn't let me finish! Hi, I'm Mr. Right- someone said you were looking for me."
"Pffft, that was your worst one yet."
"It's still making you smile."
"I'm not smiling. This is a grimace."
"It's an awfully pretty grimace, Crys."
"…Shut up, you talker."
000
Friday
"Aren't you working freakishly late tonight, Serious Gal?" Gold asked when he found Crystal outside in the dead of night, clacking away at her laptop.
"Not really," she said, stifling a yawn.
He sat down beside her. "It's cold out," he remarked.
"A little," she replied warily, wondering what line he was going to throw at her.
Surprisingly, he didn't say anything; he just pulled his hoodie off and wrapped it around her shoulders, his smile more than a little rakish. "See? Contrary to popular belief, I can be a gentleman," he announced, seeming pleased with himself.
She scoffed, but tugged the article of clothing closer. "Yeah, right."
There was a silence, and Crystal was beginning to think that he really had given up on the bet.
Then he declared, "I'm like chocolate pudding; I look like crap but can be as sweet as can be."
She deposited the hoodie onto his face and told him to shut up, but the grin Silver saw her wearing as he watched from afar was more than enough to get him to start counting the bills he was carrying in his pocket.