Author's Note: Hello, everyone! Wow, it's been so long since I've been on here!

So, I'm really sorry that I haven't been on here in a while. I've been so busy, and then a load of stuff happened with the laptop so I just haven't had the chance to come on here, really.

Well, as you all know, I've only been writing one shots, because I feel like they're a good starting point. Now, I'm ready to try my first story, which I'm really excited about! It's an IkariShipping fic, but obviously, other ships are included throughout. I've already got the first few chapters written up too, so that's a big help.

Anyway, enough of me, and more of the story! Here's the first chapter of Crazy Beautiful Life.

Disclaimer: I do not own Pokémon or any of the characters in it. If I did, the show would be very different.

Crazy Beautiful Life

Chapter 1

Change

"This is ridiculous," Dawn muttered to herself, browsing through the many items of clothing that were situated in her wardrobe. "Six years of travelling around almost every region, and I'm forced to attend some pathetic school in Kanto? Unbelievable!" she continued, grabbing almost every item of clothing that was visible and chucking each piece into her suitcase. Too frustrated to even notice anything around her, Dawn threw one of her shoes at her faithful companion, Piplup, causing him to use Peck on her.

"Cut it out, Piplup!" she screamed, shielding her head from Piplup's beak. "Can't you see I'm busy? I don't have time for you at the moment!"

"Piplup!" he said angrily, storming out of Dawn's bedroom. Sighing heavily, Dawn slouched down onto the floor and put her head in her hands. After closing her eyes for a few moments, Johanna, Dawn's mother, gently knocked on her daughter's bedroom door.

"Can I come in?" she asked, showing a gentle smile at her rather flustered looking daughter. Dawn slowly raised her head from her arms and gave a small nod. Sighing, Johanna took a seat next to Dawn and placed her arm around her, moving the long strands of hair that were currently covering Dawn's face behind her ears. Rubbing her eyes, Dawn sighed once again and found herself staring into thin air.

"It's hard, mom," she said, holding back the lump in her throat. "After all of these years, travelling around almost every region, I'm forced to suddenly pack up everything I have and start over?"

"I know it's hard, sweetie," Johanna said, stroking her daughter's head. "There are a lot of other people in the same situation as you, but… you're just going to have to find a way to make it through. Besides… you might find that this sudden change will be good for you."

"Yeah, right," Dawn said, shaking her head. "I shouldn't be forced to do this. I should have a choice. I mean, we're talking about me, mom! I'm famous all over the world, people know me from everywhere… I don't want to go to some dirty, pathetic school!"

"Dawn, there's nothing you can do about it," Johanna said, now frowning at her daughter. "This is compulsory now, and like I said, you're not the only one who's in this situation. Thousands of people are, so stop acting like you're the only one. You're no different from them, so what makes you think that you're so special?"

"Mom, can't you get it into your head? I'm Dawn Berlitz, famous Poké Stylist and Coordinator, known all over the world… for someone like me to be going to a stupid school in Kanto, that's… appalling! It just doesn't happen!"

"Get over yourself, Dawn!" Johanna shouted. "Sometimes I think that all of this fame you're getting has gone to your head too much. Whatever happened to the kind, polite, understanding daughter I used to have? I never see that person anymore! Everything seems to have changed with you recently, and I'm not sure that I like the way that you've been acting."

"I don't care, mom! Just leave me alone!" Dawn said, throwing herself onto her bed. Johanna shook her head in disbelief and smiled awkwardly at Piplup, who was now standing by the door. Picking him up, Johanna took one last look at Dawn before leaving her room.

Maybe I'll see someone different by the time she next visits? She thought to herself, gently closing the door behind her. As soon as she heard her mom had left, Dawn returned to packing her luggage, chucking things carelessly into her suitcase.

"You don't know anything," Dawn muttered to herself, wiping away her tears. After getting her big break in her early teenage years, life took a sudden turn for Dawn; instantly, fame hit her, causing not only her life to change, but her personality to change too, which was something that at that moment, only Johanna could see.