chapter 1
This will be a short, may be three to four chaptered story. It will focus on Pearlshipping, Ikarishipping and Amourshipping. I was never a fan of the last two shipping, but wanted to give it a try. Read and review! I will really like to know what other feels! And this story is mainly pearlshipping, other shipping are for the development of the plot.
Of course I don't own Pokémon or its characters.
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He was not sure why he had agreed for the marriage in the first place. Cursing his luck and sudden decision, he was taking a bath, he sure had to look good. After all, it was his own grave he had dug.
A brown haired man entered the room and saw the mess. He heard the shower thus concluded his friend was taking a bath. He picked up a fallen magazine and placed it on the study table. Then noticing a bottle of whiskey beneath the dressing table, he picked it up and sighed.
"I didn't drink today, it is yesterday's leftover Gary," the raven haired man said while coming out of the bathroom, fully dressed as the groom.
"Thank you, Ashy boy," the man, known as Gary smirked.
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Her beautiful hair was tied in a neat bun and May was applying makeup on her face. Her skin was glowing due to the excessive light focused on her.
"Stop it May, I don't want to do this,"the blue haired girl complained.
"Shut up Dawn, it is your marriage day," May said while applying a deep shade of pink lipstick on the bride's lips.
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Ash and Dawn, both were not ready for the marriage, but recent events had shaken them both. Ash reluctantly agreed because of Gary's constant nagging where as Dawn, because of her mother.
It was their wedding night and they were in their room, trying to ignore each other's presence. Dawn claimed the right side of the bed and lay down. Ash, on the other hand, picked up the TV remote and started watching some horror movie.
Seeing Dawn flinch due to the sound, he raised the volume. She, with an angry expression grabbed a pillow and covered her ears.
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"I wasn't expecting you to show up after your wedding night," May said, typing something on her computer.
"So?" Dawn said, going through some papers.
"So how was it?" May asked, mischief playing in her blue eyes.
"Frustrating," the bluentte said in a bored voice.
"Duh! You know how my first time would be like? Pretty flowers all around the bed, scented candles, dim light, soft music and beautiful moonlight of the full moon!" May said enthusiastically.
Dawn rolled her eyes and smirked,"Yesterday was new Moon's night my dear May."
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Dawn was eating the pasta she had cooked when she heard the doorbell ring. She opened the door to find a drunken Ash whistling at the door. She stomped at his foot before letting him in.
When she got to bed, she found him surfing through the channels. She grabbed a pillow and said some inaudible abusing words before covering her ears while going to bed.
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"He peed on my door Mrs. Ketchum!" Complained one neighbour.
"He ate my dog food," said another man.
"He knocked on my door at two in the night and said,'Sister, how are babies born!' Mrs. Ketchum, if you can't control your husband than please lock him up. This is the last warning, next time, he will be in jail!"
After all the complainers had left, Dawn closed the door and slowly made her way to the bedroom. She found Ash enjoying the movie on the tv. Angrier then ever, she went to bed and closed her eyes.
Ash, out of the blue, increased the volume of the tv. After a minute, Dawn angrily got up and picked her phone. Dialing May's number, she literally screamed when May picked up the call.
"If the sounds does not get lowered and if the lights doesn't get turned off within five minutes, I will cut your head, smash it into pieces and eat it with chilly sauce!"
She cut the call and lied on the bed still fuming. Ash turned off the TV, switched off the lights, faked a yawn and covered himself under the blanket.
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"For a moment, I thought you had turned insane. You called and screamed and then cut the call, why?" May asked, while having coffee.
Dawn wiped away a tear and slowly said,"You would do the same if you have to share a bed with a drunken man, a man who irritates you in every way possible."
May placed a hand on Dawn's trembling fingers.
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When Ash returned home, he found a new girl opening the door of his flat. He rubbed his eyes and took a second look.
"I guess I pressed the wrong bell," he said while turning back.
May caught him by collar and turned him around. "What do think you are?"
In noticing Dawn coming and standing beside May, he understood who she was.
He forcefully entered and said,"Shame on you, interfering with martial life of your friend, you are an undisciplined, lowly girl. Get out!" He screamed and went inside, bumping into the edge of the door in the process.
"I told you not to come,"Dawn said while hugging May.
"Why don't you divorce that bustard,"May said, letting her anger escape.
"Mom won't be able to handle the shock. I don't think she will be able to handle another heart attack."
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A week had passed since Ash had insulted May. Though his drinking had reduced a bit, he was the same arrogant man who used to irritate the life out of Dawn.
Dawn suddenly woke up from a nightmare. Her breathing turned short and she found herself unable to breath. She shook Ash. No response. She shook him harder.
She was finding it extremely difficult to breathe. She rose up but stumbled and fell in the process. Due to the sudden noise, Ash woke up. Seeing her pale face, he picked her up and carried her to the nearby hospital.
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Dawn was under emergency care unit, attended by many professional doctors. A group of doctor came out and asked for her family member. Unwillingly Ash rose up.
"She is fine, I guess she is your wife?" Asked the Lady doctor.
"Yes."
"Her name and age please," asked a nearby nurse.
"Umm. I...'' He found himself at loss of words.
"Hopeless drunkard," said the nurse and went away.
Ash quickly went to the bathroom and washed his face with cold water. Then he gargled a little and went back to the nurse.
"Her name is Dawn, Dawn Ketchum. Age 25"
"Mr Ketchum, I will highly recommend that since she is your wife, you should know her medical background. You can even do this for humanity."
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Next day, Ash entered Dawn's cabin and sat down. She was still not looking at him.
"Here have this medicine, then the apple juice and then another medicine."
Dawn gave him a stern expression. Ash sheepishly smiled and said,"No no, I am not telling this, the doctor told me to tell you."
She picked up the gkass and took a sip. She said without any feeling,"You can leave, it will take time."
"Dawn, have this happened before?" He asked, ignoring her previous answer.
"Why?"
"The doctors needs the information," he lied.
"It has."
"Please elaborate," Ash looked at her with expectant eyes. She turned away and closed her eyes, a tear rolling down in the process. She silently whispered,"Paul."
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(A/N- this part is written in Dawn's POV and she is narrating this experience to Ash)
I was on my way to my new university. Cambridge University. My mother, being the Principe could not be more proud. I had got admission without any donation, my marks were perfect.
I met Paul while my way to college. He had accidentally came in front of my car. Though I screamed at him for being an idiot with poor eyesight, he just called me troublesome and walked away.
Later at school I discovered he had topped the examination. But, he didn't have enough money to pay the fees. I offered to help him. He said,"I don't need help from a money minded girl, My God is with me."
His stubborn but determined attitude struck a chord in me. No one had ever insulted me and got away with it. But this time, I was too sad to say a thing. Unknown to me, my Mom had heard the whole conversation.
I discovered he had gotten admission through scholarship. I am sure it was my mom's idea.
His best friend, Drew once saw me staring at him. I immediately took advantage of the situation and cornered him.
"Drew, his number!"
"He will kill me."
"You wont stay alive if you don't agree to my request."
"8273729298" he said and run off only to return after a minute. He requested,"Call him at night, it will be a nice company." He shocked me when he said Paul had to spend his night on the footpath as he didn't have enough money to rent a place.
So I requested my Aunt, who lived near the university to give him a place to stay. She was more than happy as her only kid, Beck lived in Unova. She was happy to have someone around.
Drew told him that it was his ancestral home and wanted him to stay there. Paul disliked pity but when he met My Aunt, she convinced him that he was doing her a favour by staying with her.
After a week I found him sleeping on his desk. I called him and the teacher threw him out of the class. Seeing the phone in my hand too, he threw me out too.
He called me as soon as he got outside.
"Who is this?"
"You should know who this is, you called!" I said, playfully.
"Stop goofing around, for you I got detention!''
"Oh mister, you arranged my number and now you're talking and accusing me, well you're a coward."
I saw him making a face at the phone. I slowly made my way to him. I took the phone from his hands and said while looking at his eyes," If you really like a girl, be a man and tell her."
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Dawn opened her eyes and wiped the tears. Ash offered her his handkerchief but she declined.
"What happened next?"
"We completed our graduation. We were the best couple in our college, but his father was against our marriage. So we decided to run away," she stopped for a while to gulp the lump in her throat," but he never showed up. Drew came running to where I was and with teary eyes said,"he had died in a car accident.""
Dawn wiped away her tears and whispered,"that day I had my first Asthama attack and seeing me like that, gave my Mom a heart attack."
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