The wedding went on smoothly. They said their vows. They kissed. Everyone broke into applause. The couple officially became husband and wife.
She was happy for him, she really was. Even for her. Sure, she was tempted to burst out when the priest asked if anyone wanted to object to their union, but she was genuinely happy for him.
She was watching the newlyweds dancing when she started to ponder upon what she should do now. He was completely unattainable now.
Maybe I could go overseas, she thought.
She strolled towards the balcony and looked at the view. The moon was shining brightly and a beautiful garden could be seen from where she was standing. A tap on her shoulder brought her attention away from the view.
"Hey, Sapphy."
A handsome, amber-eyed boy grinned at her. She grinned back
"What's up, Gold?"
He shrugged. "I figured you might want some company."
"What makes you say that?"
He hesitated for a bit before answering.
"Misery loves company"
it took her about five seconds before his words registered into her brain. She raised her eyebrow. "What makes you think I'm miserable?"
Upon realizing that she probably wouldn't punch him, he messed up his tousled hair and answered in a quiet voice, "Ruby chose someone else over you. Like Crystal chose someone over me. So I kinda know what it feels like."
Her eyes widened. Well that was unexpected.
"Silver?"
"Yeah. I was surprised." he laughed. There was a touch of bitterness in his voice.
"It must be hard for you."
"Not really. I try not to mind. They're my best friends, after all."
He sighed and leaned towards the balcony. "But it's hard, trying not to mind. There's something that still hurts. Somewhere deep inside. You probably feel that way too. Or maybe a bit angrier. I heard you dislike Marge."
She ignored his last remark and removed a stray strand of hair from her face.
"I don't feel anything." she answered blankly.
"You're numb from the pain."
"There's no pain." she insisted. "I'm happy for them."
His golden eyes looked at her disbelievingly. "You're a strong girl, Sapph. But even the strong has to cry when they need to."
Then she felt it. A sharp, stabbing pain in her chest. She suddenly had difficulty breathing and her mask of indifference broke. Tears suppressed from years of pain and waiting flowed down her cheeks.
He pulled her into a hug. The warmth of his body gave her an unexpected sense of security.
"It hurts." she muttered quietly into his chest.
"I know. Let it out, Sapphire."
And she did.
He escorted her home afterwards.
"Feel any better?"
"Somewhat." She glared at him. "Don't tell anyone I cried. I'll kill you and hang your corpse in Petalburg woods if you do."
He laughed amusedly. "Now that's the Sapphy I know!"
She allowed herself a small smile. "Thanks, Gold."
He grinned his signature bad boy grin. "Anytime."
She turned to enter her house. Then he suddenly reached for her shoulder.
"Sapphy!"
She looked at him, surprised by his sudden outburst.
"Yeah?"
His face looked a bit red even in the darkness of the night.
"Come to Jotho with me."
His unexpected invitation caused her face to turn into a light shade of pink.
"Wha- huh?"
He scratched his head as nonchalantly as he could. "I just thought that now that Ruby's married you might want to take your mind off things. Going abroad could help you do that. I could show you around."
He noticed her look of bewilderment. "B-but only if you want to, of course." he spluttered uncharacteristically.
She looked at the Hatcher amusingly. This was the guy who was extremely overconfident with his words and actions around women. But here he was, stammering like an idiot in front of her. It could be interesting to see where this was going.
Her lips curled into a smile.
"I don't see why not."
Decided to upload the last chapter because I'm feeling sick of real life. Yay fan fiction. *wootwoot*
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