Author's note: Hey guys! This is my first English fanfiction story I wrote in my life! Yaay!
It was challenging to me, because English is not my mothertongue and I do not appreciate my writing.
This is a Franticshipping (RubyxSapphire) story. The story takes place after ORAS event. Enjoy and feel free to review!

Chapter 1 : Decision

"I decided"

The gracious Fortree gym leader, Winona, put a cup of tea in front of her student, Sapphire. The 16-year-old young woman thanked and took softly the cup between her hands. Her Coach's gracefulness had an unconscious influence on her behaviour. For some time, Sapphire is softer than she used to be. Winona put in front of her a plate of fresh baked cookies.

Winona's apartment was located on one of the tallest trees of the small village. Her apartment perfectly reflects the personality of her owner: the walls were white, blue and pastel purple. Decorations were simple and uncluttered. The main feature of the apartment was large windows which made it very bright.

"What did you decided Sapphire?" Winona asked.

Sapphire grabbed a cookie and bit it. She opened her mouth to answer, but she remembered the countless times Ruby told her to not talk with mouth full. Bad habits are hard to forget.

"I decided to follow my Papa's footsteps." Sapphire answered after swallowed her cookie.

Winona was surprised and looked at her student. She put her cup of tea on table, but kept it warm on her hands.

"Follow your father's footsteps?"

Sapphire nodded.

"Yes, I want to be a Pokemon professor."

Winona didn't say anything.

"Coach?"

"Oh sorry, Sapphire" Winona said while shaking her head. "It surprise me. I always thought you wanted to be Champion of Pokemon League or Gym Leader."

"I also think about it. Sure, I love Pokemon battle but... I want to be with Pokémon. You know, I helped several times my Papa? When I am studying Pokemon on field, I really feel like being myself. Being in nature, observing Pokemon in forest, in sea or in the air... I want to study Pokemon. I want to give Pokemon to future trainers. I want to give the chance that Papa gave me."

Winona nodded and gave a gentle look to Sapphire.

"Sapphire, I am sure you will be a wonderful Professor. I support you."

"Thanks Coach!"

They smiled to each other. Sapphire's decision surprised Winona. But regarding the reasons of her choice, it perfectly fits Sapphire's personality.

"Did you talk to your father?"

Sapphire nodded and ate completely the rest of her cookie.

"Yup, he is very happy of my decision! He is the first person who knew it! He gave me many good advices!"

Winona took a sip of her tea.

"I will study with Professor Rowan in Sinnoh" Sapphire added.

"Sinnoh?"

"Yeah. Papa said it will be good for me. I heard Professor Platane from Kalos used to study with Professor Rowan. Papa said Professor Rowan looks intimidating but is very kind and patient. I will learn a lot with him. And I could see again my kohais! Platina is working with him!"

"So you really decided." Winona said with a softened glance. "How long will you stay there?"

"I don't know yet... Maybe one year."

"I see."

Winona got up to serve herself some tea.

"Did you talk about it to Ruby?" Winona asked.

While Winona was serving her tea cup, Sapphire stopped to chew her cookie. Few seconds later, she swallowed her cookie.

"...Not yet." Sapphire said. "He is busy with organizing and taking part to contests. He is a part of the Contest organization now."

"You should talk to him"

"Yea I know..."

Sapphire sighed.

"Are you afraid he will be against it?"

Sapphire shook her head.

"No. It's just... I know he would want to come with me in Sinnoh. But I can't let him. He has his own life in Hoenn. He makes his dream come true here with his contest thing. He is good in Hoenn, I can't…"

Winona nodded. She noticed her student's cheeks turned red.

"You will miss him, right?"

"Coach!"

Sapphire started and looked at Winona who laughed. She didn't need Sapphire to reply her to know her answer.

"Anyhow, I will come back in Hoenn from time to time. I can't get away too long, Papa is alone…"

"I have another good reason for you to come back more often" Winona added.

Sapphire lifted her head and looked at her friend with a perplexed look. Recently, Sapphire noticed Winona sometimes acted in a strange way. Of course, Winona is still soft and gracious with very good skills in battle. But she seems more… maternal than before. And sometimes she had mood swings. Like this time when they were in a coffee shop and the waiter forgot to add chocolate powder in her coffee. It was one of the seldom times Sapphire seen her so upset.

"Coach, what…"

The door bell stopped Sapphire's sentence. Winona walked to open the door, Sapphire decided to follow her.

"Hello Winona and Sapphire" Wallace said with a smile when Winona opened the door.

Ruby, behind him, greeted them. Winona smiled and let them enter in her apartment. While the Water gym leader kissed Winona's cheek, Ruby noticed tea cups and cookies on the table in the living room. He gave a teasing smile to his childhood friend.

"So Sapphire, it's tea time? I am so surprised coming from you…"

"What do you mean!?"

"Well, you know your wild tendencies…"

"Shut up, Sissy boy! At least I'm not afraid to climb trees while you can't do anything without Wallace's car!"

Sapphire crossed her arms, upset of Ruby's comment. Before her childhood friend was about to respond her back, Wallace stopped him and put his hands on their shoulders.

"Let's go have a cup of tea" said Wallace, trying to calm them.

"Master, you said you wanted to announce me something" Ruby said.

"We have something to tell to both of you" Wallace corrected.

He approached Winona and put a hand on her slim waist.

"You tell them?" Wallace asked.

Winona nodded her cheeks slightly pink from embarrassment. Ruby looked at them with a perplexed look while Sapphire was suddenly excited and unable to stand still. For sure, they will announce they will finally get ma...

"I am pregnant." Winona said.

Ruby and Sapphire looked surprised. The future parents smiled at them, waiting for a reaction. Ruby was the first to talk.

"Congrats! It's a good news!" Ruby congratulated.

"Thank you Ruby" Winona said.

"When did you knew it?"

"One week ago." Wallace answered. "We went to doctor to confirm it. Winona is officially 3 months pregnant."

"Amazing! Do you plan to get married? I can help you with…"

Ruby kept talking about wedding organization, Winona looked at Sapphire who is still surprised. She came closer to her student.

"Sapphire?"

The sapphire blue-eyes girl came back to her senses. She looked happily to Winona and threw her arms around her. A little surprised, Winona hugged back her friend.

"Congrats Coach! I knew you were different those last days!"

Sapphire let go Winona's arms and looked at her stomach.

"Can I?"

Winona nodded and took Sapphire hand to her stomach. Sapphire felt a small bump.

"Wow…"

"This is just the beginning. I can hide with loose clothes. Soon, I won't be able to keep it as a secret."

Wallace took Winona's hand and gave her a soft glance. Suddenly, Sapphire crouched to face to her coach's stomach.

"Hi baby…" Sapphire said with a quiet voice. "You can't hear me yet, but grew up healthy. I can't wait to meet you."

Wallace and Winona looked a little surprised of Sapphire's behaviour. It wasn't common for them to see her so calm and girly. Ruby smiled and went next to her when she stood up.

"You are right Coach. Now I have another reason to come back in Hoenn!"

"Come back in Hoenn?" Ruby asked. "What are you talking about?"

Sapphire gasped and looked at Ruby, panicked. He frowned and looked her back with a serious face. We can clearly see his resemblance with Noman, the normal-type gym leader.

"Sapphire, are you leaving?"

"Wait, I will explain you. But not here, not now… Coach and Wallace just told us a good news and…"

"Sapphire" Winona interrupted. "I think you have to tell him. Wallace and I have to do some shopping. You can stay here and talk about it."

Winona grabbed Wallace's hand and left. Sapphire wondered if she should thank or curse her coach. She sighed and turned to Ruby who still stared at her. Sapphire gestured him to sit on the couch with her. He obeyed without protest. Sapphire's hands were on her lap. She breathed in deeply and looked at Ruby's eyes.

"I want to be a Pokemon professor."

Ruby looked surprised. She sighed.

"Why does everyone reacting like that!?"

"It's perfect for you, Sapphire."

"Eh?"

"I am surprised that you just figure it out now."

"So… you don't see me as Champion of Pokemon League or Gym Leader?"

"No. You like Pokemon battles but you love Pokemon more."

Ruby smiled to her. Ultimately, her childhood friend is the only one who really knows her. Sapphire felt her cheeks blushing.

"If I want to be a professor, I have to study with Professor Rowan in Sinnoh."

Ruby lifted his head.

"How long?"

"Maybe one year"

"When do you leave?"

"Next month, I guess…"

"I come with you."

"No!"

Sapphire stood up from the couch.

"You can't Ruby! You have to stay in Hoenn!"

"Why?"

"You have your life here! Did you think about your Contest organisation?"

"There are contests in Sinnoh."

Sapphire said nothing and looked Ruby, feeling hopeless.

"What's the problem? I always wanted to go to Sinnoh. Here I have the opportunity. Or maybe… you don't want me."

He deliberately made a pained look to his childhood friend to tease her. Sapphire's blue eyes opened wider.

"I never said that!" Sapphire yelled while moving her arms. "You love organizing contests! You have so many projects here, in Hoenn! You can't give up everything to go to Sinnoh with me! You can't give up your dream!"

"My dream is being with you Sapphire."

Sapphire felt Beautiflies in her stomach. Ruby looked tenderly at his first love. It has been 5 years since they confessed their mutual feelings during the Groudon-Kyogre clash. Sapphire tried many times to make him remember their confession. Ruby pretended to not remember it. In reality, he did it on purpose because he thought he was too young to start a relationship. Moreover, he just found again his first love after years of separation. They decided to continue having a normal friendship. And their relationship grew up at same time as they did. A "romantic" relationship naturally settled without the need to admit it. Some tender gestures came out. Ruby pays much more attention on Sapphire's feelings and loves to hug her. As for Sapphire, she is calmer and occasionally holds shyly Ruby's hand.

"I'm coming with you Sapphire" Ruby grabbed her hand.

She looked at his red-ruby eyes and understood that nothing will make him change his mind. She sighed but smiled.

"Even if I don't let you, you'd still come" Sapphire murmured.

"Exactly" Ruby smiled. "I would love to try contests there. Do you know that they don't use Pokéblocks in Sinnoh? They bake the Poffins instead. I can't wait to try it."

Sapphire refrained from saying a sarcasm on Ruby's adoration for contests. She thought about what will happen in coming months. A new adventure in a new region means new Pokémon. This adventure in Sinnoh will sure be different from Hoenn. She won't conquer badges. No criminals to stop, no bloody battle between two legendary giants Pokémon... She won't travel alone this time. Ruby will be by her side.

"Sapphire!"

"Huh? What?"

"You don't listen to me."

"Oh. Sorry, I was thinking."

Ruby smiled and stood, still holding Sapphire's hand.

"It's much more colder in Sinnoh, we need new clothes" Ruby said.

He put his hands on Sapphire's waist. Her cheeks turned red, guessing what he is up to.

"I need your new measurements" Ruby smiled to the fullest.

This is the 1st chapter! I don't know how many chapters this story will have, but I will write a second chapter, for sure! Reviews are appreciated! Thank you for reading!