Title: When there’s a will…
Author: Shadow/Phantomness
Pairing: Metroshipping (Wallace x Ruby)
Fandom: Pokémon
Theme: #97, Book

Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Pokemon belongs to Nintendo and Shogakukan Comics. This non-profit, non-copyright infringing fanfiction belongs to me under international copyright laws and taking it is plagiarism. Thank you. *Phantomness bows*

Notes: <> for telepathy, ** for thoughts, italics if a pokemon talks

Warnings: Cross-dressing, shonen-ai

 

            It’s a few weeks after the whole save-the-world fiasco, and Ruby is bored. Wallace’s cheerleaders are off in Sootopolis, helping Juan – Wallace’s mentor – rebuild the gym. Wallace would be there too, but Ruby’s been adamant about letting him relax. After all, Serebii didn’t heal him, so he’s still got a lot of recuperating to do. But that doesn’t mean he can’t do contests to keep his spirits up, and after the first one, Ruby decides that there is something missing that he should help with.

            He’s not quite sure what to do, since he hasn’t sewed anything like this before, but the small library in Lilycove is very helpful, and he buys lots of fabric from the department store so if he makes any mistakes he can try again. Three days later, he’s embroidering a stylish letter R on the front of the top, and grinning. He thinks everything’s gone pretty well – the skirt took two tries because the first time he misread the directions (since he wasn’t wearing his glasses) – but now it’s all done in neat blue pleats that match Wallace’s hair. The cap was easy, and he carefully secures the wig with hairpins, before he poses in the mirror. There was even enough fabric left over to make pompoms, and he does a few practice cheers before he runs off to find Wallace. He can’t wait!

            “Teacher~!”

            Wallace is at the beach, watching his pokemon splash in the surf, reclining on a blanket and enjoying the peaceful weather. Ruby’s been pretty quiet the past few days, but he’s sure it’s nothing serious. He smiles as he glances up at the approaching figure, before blinking in surprise.

            “… Ouna? What are you doing here? Aren’t you supposed to be in Sootopolis-?” Wallace abruptly breaks off, blinking twice, his eyes fastened on the letter on her? Chest, which is most certainly not an O. “… R-Ruby?!”

            Ruby just smiles, and then leaps onto the blanket and hugs him, and he blushes, flabbergasted, completely unsure as to what he should do.

            “Isn’t it cute, Teacher? Now I can cheer for you when I’m not participating in contests!”

           

            “It is cute.” Wallace admits. “But what will your father say?”

            Ruby shrugs. “He said I could participate in Contests now that I was eleven! Besides, I don’t think he’ll care about what I’m wearing.”

            Wallace just gapes at Ruby for a few seconds, before Ruby kisses him on the cheek and he almost – almost jumps.

            “What was that for?”

            “I saw Viina doing it!”

           

            Wallace is now very unsure, but his hormones certainly aren’t complaining, so he decides to be logical later and play with his adorable pet now, and Ruby squeaks as Wallace pulls him into a proper kiss.

 

End Fic

Completed 5/22/07

Metroshipping ^^

And Ruby can be manipulative *smirk*! Guess this fits in the same universe as Theme #7, Glamour ^^. Poor Norman.