A/N; Bah. I know. I said it was going to be a one-shot. Well, it's probably going to be a two-shot mainly because I wanted to focus on the actual party instead of ending it on the boat.

This story is mainly about Ruby struggling with his dirty thoughts. Basically, he's finally become a teenage boy who thinks of nothing but sex and hot girls.

He's normal now.

Meanwhile, Sapphire will cope.

Puberty is very fascinating thing.

Even saying it feels uncomfortable.

It can make the most suave, smooth boy become an awkward teenager.

Usually striking at the age of thirteen, puberty makes voices crack, heights increase and hairs grow.

Of course, it also dispels the idea that girls/boys have 'cooties' or any other Elementary School disease.

On a somewhat related note, Ruby had always been socially gifted. This tended to bother his close friends, as they didn't understand how somebody with such an obnoxious personality could get along perfectly with girls and boys alike.

However, the teenager was blissfully unaware of all of the hints of fondness a certain blue-eyed female friend continued to drop.

Sapphire (Aforementioned blue-eyed female friend) was terribly grateful when she first heard Ruby's voice crack a little during one of their routine arguments.

After a brief conversation with Crystal, Sapphire had thought that Ruby would eventually figure everything out. That he would put two and two together and realize that he had feelings for Sapphire, just like she had feelings for him.

Unfortunately, her prediction was merely wishful thinking.

If anything, Ruby had become even MORE ignorant and dense after puberty.

She pushed on for a bit longer, knowing that eventually she would get past his hard exterior and enter the soft, sweet, gooey center.

However, after a year she gave up. On her fifteenth birthday when Ruby showed no interest in leaving the friend zone, she gave up. Sapphire had concluded it was never meant to be, and that when they confessed those many years ago, it was silly. They were so young then. They didn't know much anything.

So, Sapphire gave up at age fifteen.

Ruby figured everything out at the age of sixteen.

When somebody as self-promoting as Ruby began to be disgusted by himself, that's when you know something's wrong.

If he were to see a female wearing a tight shirt and/or a short skirt, his thoughts wouldn't be

Oh, that's a cute little outfit.

Or even

Dear Mew, that top does NOT go with those shoes. What a fashion atrocity!

But instead many dirty thoughts. Some that would make his senior Gold proud.

Don't even get him started on Sapphire.

She had aged rather nicely. Let's leave it at that?

No? Okay.

Well, Ruby -much like every lovestruck boy of Hoenn- had difficulty summing up Sapphire's appearance in words.

How perfect her hair was without her really obsessing about it.

How pleasant her features were without her practically painting her face with make-up like most every girl in the region did.

How big her- eck - legs had gotten.

Yes.

Her legs.

Very -ehm- long. And.. Nice..Looking.

Ruby realized how disgusting he was shortly after a recent reunion.

It had been seven years since Red had recieved a Pokedex or something.

Ruby was on his way to Pallet Town with Gold, so they were forced to trek through Viridian Forest. (Ruby was not very happy with this venture- so much mud.)

Ruby caught sight of a Lass. She looked roughly his age, maybe a bit older.

Latias, he thought. That girl's hot. If I were trapped in a room with her- he cut himself off.

Blergh. A gross taste filled his mouth. He hated how dirty his thoughts were.

When they were a hundred or so feet away from the trainer, Gold says to Ruby

"Good Mew, that girl was H-O-T. If I were alone with her-" he trailed off and gave his friend a devilish smirk.

He was sharing thoughts with Gold.

As in sick-minded, perverted, flirtatious Gold.

Ugh. There's the gross taste in the mouth again.

There was soon to be yet another reunion. This one, in Johto. For Christmas, of course. It was mid-December and only a few days from the holiday.

The 'Dex Holders would have a brief party, hang around a bit on Christmas day and then head back home.

Ruby had had enough before he even got to Johto.

You see, he originally had a contest planned for that day. The moment he learned it interfered with the plans, he built his busy schedule around said contest.

Sadly, Professor Elm was beginning to lose it with his old age. He thought that (despite Ruby's phone call) that he wouldn't be attending the party.

Which means he only reserved two rooms for the ferry.

A nice Queen-sized bed for Sapphire and a little Twin-sized one for Emerald.

He could sleep in the same room as Emerald, on the floor or something.

Boy was he wrong. Emerald wanted none of it.

He decided to sleep outside in the big hallway, but Sapphire caught sight of him on her way to bed, grabbed him by his shirt collar (sending warm shivers down his spine) and dragged him to her room.

"Where am I supposed to sleep?" he asked Sapphire, looking at the room with it's single bed.

Sapphire took one of her three pillows and put it in the middle of the bed. "There." she said, unbelieveably steady and calm for somebody offering her best friend a spot in her bed.

Ruby's face quickly warmed to match the color of his eyes.

"N-no. It's okay. i-i-I'll just sleep outside." he grabbed his suitcase, only to have it snatched away from him by Sapphire.

"No." she said simply.

"Why not?" Ruby asked, his face now thoroughly red.

"Cause. You can get sick out there. It's snowin' if ya haven't noticed."

This was the first time he noticed the icy flakes on his arms. The tiny snow-specks on his face had long melted against his intense blushing.

"W-why do you care if I get sick?" he asks, desperate to get away from the room.

Leaving a teenage boy in the same room as a teenage girl was like leaving a pyromaniac in a match factory.

Sapphire's face turned a little pink, to Ruby's horror. Oh, dear Arceus. He had to leave before he did something stupid.

She nervously began "'Cause-"

Fear. Argh, this was far scarier than any homocidal Sapphire rage or Silver death-stare.

" Oh, you 'member last year, don't 'cha? When Crys' had that cough and it ruined t' whole party? I can't have 'ya ruinin' crap for everybody else."

Confusion. He felt his body loosen a bit. Was it a 'oh-dear-that-was-a-close-one-i'm-so-relieved' kind of loosen? Or a 'oh-i-was-kinda-hoping-some-hot-making-out-was-about-to-occur' kind of loosen?

"Won't your Dad get mad or something?"

Sapphire came awfully close to saying 'I don't care what he thinks.' but that sounded dangerously close to the kind of thing a seductive teenager would say in a soap opera involving baby-making.

"Fine. Whatever. Sleep on the floor."

Ruby lied on the ground. Even though he couldn't see anything on the beige carpet, it grossed him out to think how many people had walked across it.

Better than being grossed out by yourself.

Ah, so true, Ruby's conscience. So true.

The fell asleep without any 'goodnight' or other pleasantries.

Later that night, both would have nearly identical dreams.

Ruby would dream about having a Sapphire voodoo doll and jabbing at it with needles all day.

Sapphire would dream about caving in Ruby's head with an aluminum bat.

However, they would wake from this dream, catch sight of their friend, smile faintly and drift back into sleep.

Ruby would then dream about kissing Sapphire passionately.

Sapphire would dream likewise.

As strange as it may seem, they enjoyed each of their dreams thoroughly.

A/N; blah. i'm so sorry if that last 'dreaming' bit made no sense.

anyway, i just have to revise the second part a little bit and it will be done.

idk really if i should have a fluff ending or not. ive never really tried fluff.

just my luck is to be updated soon. by friday at the latest. a learning experience by thursday.

review dear god please i need encouragment you guys make the sleepless nights and groggy mornings worth it.

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