"Could you slow down for a second guys!" Brock exclaimed. "I know you're excited to get to Hearthome City, but don't you think it's time to camp yet?"

"No way!" Ash yelled. "I'm not stopping till I get to Hearthome City and win me that Gym badge!"

"Come on Ash, can't you see Brock is exhausted?" Dawn sighed. Ash's determination could be really annoying sometimes, but that was one of the many things she admired about him. She hadn't admitted to anyone except her mom, but she had a crush on him since the start of her journey. His dedication, his kindness and his insanely cute face had probably made a lot of girls' hearts throb, but none so much as Dawn. Her heart fluttered every time they had a moment together. She loved Brock, but sometimes she wished that she and Ash had been traveling through Sinnoh alone together. That would have been dead romantic, not to mention possibly scaring away any Mrs. Ash Ketchum wannabees with the possibility of him having a girlfriend.

She really wondered sometimes what Ash felt for her, if he thought she was pretty or had any feelings for her. She remembered that one time she nearly jumped with joy when Ash said she looked good in her Contest dress. She desperately hoped that Ash had feelings for her, and wasn't showing them because he didn't realize them, or he didn't want it to get in the way of their careers. "Not very likely." She thought. "Why would he like me? I'm just another Top Coordinator-wannabee. Though he had shown some signs in the past",she thought carefully.

While she was in thought, Ash and Brock had already finished setting up camp."Alright guys, I'm gonna turn in early today." Brock said, before heading to his tent. It was this moment she decided. She was going to make a move on Ash and find out if he liked her or not.

"Hey Ash", she whispered. "Wanna come to my tent and do something?"

"W-what?" he stammered. "In your tent?"

"Yeah", she replied. "I'm bored and it's not even dark yet." She decided to take a different approach. "Ohhhh, are you scared of being in a tent with a girl?" she teased. "Come on, I won't bite."

"No…" he said blushing. "I'm not scared!" rushing to her tent, eager to prove his manliness.

"Glad, to see you've manned up", she smirked, before heading to her tent with him.

"So, what do you want to do?" he asked nervously once they were both inside.

Dawn decided it was time to make her move. "Oh, I don't know" she said softly as she slowly slid closer and closer to Ash. "There's so much we can do."

"W-what are you doing?" he nervously questioned as she placed her head on his shoulder. He didn't say it, but he really liked this feeling he was getting when she did this.

She placed her hand on his toned chest. "Don't worry, I don't bite." she whispered. "Unless you want me to." She couldn't help but blush when she noticed a dent appearing between his legs.

Ash was mortified. He had always thought that Dawn was pretty hot, and he couldn't control himself when Dawn practically snuggled up against him. He noticed that Dawn was staring at it with a pretty intent face, and had a tiny line of drool coming from the corner of her lip. He thought, is this what lust looked like?

"Well, well, well handsome," she said with a grin as wide as a Snorlax. "It looks like you are attracted to me."

"Dawn, I'm so sorry, I-"but before Ash could say anything else, Dawn's lips crashed into his.

After a long and passionate kiss, Dawn withdrew. "Don't ever apologize for that. I've daydreamed about you and me together."

"I just never thought you would like me this way" Ash gushed. "I mean, why would someone like you, someone smart, kind, pretty-"

As much as Dawn would have loved to hear Ash go on and on about her, she had too much sexual tension in her body to listen to it. So to make things go faster, she placed her hand in the center of his still bulging crotch. "There are still some things we can do tonight" she purred.

"Oh, really" he said. And to her surprise, he put his arms around her and grabbed her firm butt cheeks. "I'm sure there are" he said confidently.

Dawn blushed bright pink. In her surprise, she had jumped right into his lap. She was a little embarrassed, but she noticed that Ash really enjoyed having her in his lap. "Looks like I'll have to make a home here tonight" she thought. And with thought she gave him another long and passionate kiss, a preview of a night yet to come.