Hi there, everyone. I'm back again :) This is my fourth Fanfiction. This one is deticated to YahooRileySecret. I hope you enjoy it. I have to warn you, however, I have not watched many episodes with Dawn in them, so she may be heavily OOC. Please do not request anymore triangle fics. I do not really do well with them simply cause I'm baised to the pairing of Ash/Misty. Anyway, I do hope you enjoy the fic. It will be my first chapter fic. I plan on having two chapters for this story. Hoenn Master, yes. I have read Echidna Power's Sinnoh novel. I did like it. I will probably do your new request fic soon. As I've said before, your reviews keep me writing. I have to say once again, I love all of my reviewers for their encouraging words and support. :)

Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon or its characters...

Summary: Ash and Misty have finally exchanged their feelings with one another! Now, the new happy couple, along with Brock, are on their way to Hearthome to meet up with Dawn. But not all is well in paradise. When Dawn reveals that she has secret feelings for Ash, how will Misty react? And what will Ash have to say about it? He better find out, before he loses Misty forever!

Ages: Ash: 12

Dawn: 11

Brock: 15

Misty: 14

The Cerulean Flower of Hearthome City!

Ash sighed as he packed his sleeping bag away. In a way, he was definitely grateful to the plastic contraption today. The boy smiled, glancing over his shoulder at his new girlfriend.

Misty sat quietly on a log, watching her boyfriend pack his belongings away. It was funny how, just a few hours ago, she couldn't have called him as such. The feeling of newness was almost exilerating.

"Well, are you guys ready to go?," Brock inquired of the young couple as he walked up, making himself known.

Ash and Misty broke eye-contact immediately. Just because they had just gotten together, didn't mean that they had told the eldest member of the group yet. In all truth, Misty kinda prefered the subtle approach anyway. They would tell Brock soon enough.

"Uh...sure," Ash replied, throwing a dazzling smile over his shoulder at the red-head sitting behind him. "What about you, Mist?"

Misty blushed at the new nickname, causing Brock to raise a questioning eyebrow.

Oh, boy, he's already on to us. I guess he pays more attention to us than I thought, the red-head thought ruefully. "I guess so. What time did you say that Dawn was expecting us anyway?"

Smooth subject change, Brock thought amusedly. "We should probably get there before the evening contest, so I'd say about mid-day," the Breeder-in-training informed as he swung his backpack over his shoulder.

Misty nodded in recognition as gathered her red shoulder-bag, Azurill hopping up and down excitedly at her feet.

"We better get going then!," Ash exclaimed excitedly, causing Misty to flash a small smile. After all this time, the mere notion of an adventure still seemed to excite him.

The trio then began their short journey to Hearthome City. Brock found it rather odd, however, when instead of leading the group as usual, Ash lagged toward the back where a certain red-head resided.

Interesting, thought Brock as he observed the couple out of the corner of his eye.

The pair was walking closer together than he had ever seen them before, occasionally glancing at each other before blushing and turning away. Brock found it even more interesting when he noticed Pikachu walking beside him.

Normally, Pikachu rode on Ash's shoulder everwhere the trio of humans went. For Pikachu to give such privacy to the girl, and his trainer, something MUST be going on.

Very interesting indeed, the Breeder thought in amusement.

This was going to be an interesting day.

It was mid afternoon as a young girl laid in the soft cool grass of the local park. Beside her, her faithful penguin Pokemon, Piplup, rested against her.

A soft breeze blew by, causing Dawn to giggle. "It sure feels good to relax, huh, Piplup?"

"Piplup!," the water Pokemon agreed cheerfully.

"Ash and Brock sure are late, huh?," the black-haired girl mused as she sat up, causing her Pokemon to slide away from her warm side.

"Plup!," the penguin Pokemon chirped loudly, clearly a little annoyed.

Dawn gave a sheepish smile. "Sorry, Piplup."

"Pip," the Pokemon murmured.

"I wonder where they could've gotten to. They were supposed to meet that Misty girl yesterday, right?" the coordinator asked her water penguin.

"Piplup," the Pokemon answered with a shrug.

Dawn sighed. Patients was definitely not one of her strongest qualities.

"Well, let's head back to the Pokemon Center. They should be coming soon, and we don't want to miss them," the eleven year-old said as she stood up, dusting herself off.

"Pip!," Piplup replied happily as the two began to make their way back to the Pokemon Center to await their friends' arrival.

It was nearing two o'clock in the afternoon when Brock, Misty, and Ash finally reached Hearthome City. Having skipped lunch in order to make better time, the gang was now eager to meet up with Dawn for a much-needed meal.

"Ugh! I'm so hungry!," Ash complained as he gripped his stomach.

"Pika...," the electric mouse agreed, hopping onto his trainer's shoulder for a ride.

Misty rolled her eyes playfully at the Pokemon Master-to-be.

"Well, maybe you shouldn't have skipped breakfast then," the red-head quipped, flashing the boy a dazzling smile.

Ash rolled his eyes.

"Yeah, well, in case you forgot, I was a little BUSY this morning," the boy returned, a smirk gracing his lips when the girl flushed a bright crimson.

I walked right into that one, Misty admited to herself begrudgingly.

"What was that?," Ash teased, cupping a hand to his ear in a mocking gesture, "No retort? How odd."

"Shut up, Ketchum!," Misty returned, sticking her tongue out at him, causing the eldest member of their group to laugh.

"Alright, you two. Don't you think you guys are getting a little old to be arguing like that?"

"Who asked you?," Misty shouted at the Pokemon Breeder.

Brock shook his head.

"Well, come on. Dawn's probably going mad by now with how long she's had to wait."

Ash sweat-dropped. He knew all too well how impatient Dawn could be. Especially when it came to contests.

"Hehehe! Yeah, we better hurry and get to the Pokemon Center."

Once the trio made it to the Pokemon Center, they found Dawn inside waiting for them.

"There you guys are! What took you so long?," the egar coordinator inquired.

Brock gave a sheepish grin.

"Well, I had to backtrack into the previous town to pick up some supplies. It kinda made us a little late."

"I'll say!," the girl replied sarcastically.

"Well, that and Mr. Pokemon Master over here complaining about how hungry he was didn't speed things up any," Misty quipped, giving the boy a playfull wink.

Ash rolled his eyes.

"Oh, haha."

Dawn gave a laugh.

"When is Ash ever NOT hungry?"

All four trainers then shared a laugh.

"Oh, wow, you must be Misty," Dawn spoke up after a moment, gaining the red-head's attention.

Misty smile briefly.

"Yep. That's me. Misty Waterflower, Gym Leader of Cerulean City."

Dawn looked the Water trainer over with awe.

"Oh, wow! I've never seen a Gym Leader so young! You must be really strong."

Misty smiled brightly. Maybe this girl wasn't so bad after all?

"Well, I've trained for a long time," the red-head replied modestly, blushing when Ash scowled.

"Please, she could take down most trainers in her sleep," the boy muttered with a roll of his eyes.

Brock quirked an eyebrow. Since when was Ash so complimenting toward Misty's skills? Oh, something was definitely up with those two!

"I'm not that good, Ash!," Misty protested meekly, a blush still staining her features.

Dawn eyed the two for a moment before clapping her hands together excitedly.

"I knew I recognized you! You're the one on the lure!"

Ash gave a groan.

Oh no! Here she goes!, the boy thought with dread.

"Huh? Oh, you mean Mini Misty? Yeah, I made that for Ash a while back. How did you know about that?," Misty replied with interest, quirking a brow when Dawn rolled her eyes.

"Ugh! Ash used that thing all the time when he fished."

"Oh, really?," Misty replied, casting a smirk in Ash's direction.

Ash swallowed nervously. She was definitely gonna tease him later.

"Yeah, but he'd never let me use it though...he never would tell me why either," Dawn continued.

Brock continued to watch the scene with increased interest. With Ash and Misty's strange behavior, there was really only so many explainations. They were definitely being MUCH nicer to each other, and now when they insulted one another, it seemed almost playful.

Brock gave the two another curious look. Either way, he was going to find out what was going on. He could only hope that Misty had taken his advice earlier, and judging by the way they were acting, she had. He smiled. If that was the case, he couldn't wait to congratulate them.

A/N: Well, there's chapter 1. I hope everyone enjoys it so far. Due to my long list of Fanfictions, I'm requesting reviews if you want this story to continue. If I get eight reviews or so, I will be happy to continue. Anyway, I hope to get a few more fanfics up before Christmas, so bare with me if you make a request fic. I will get to them eventually :)