Note: italics will mean what's happening now and bold italics will be thoughts.
"Grandpa, will you tell us how mommy and daddy met?" asked seven year old, Erin. Her younger brother, Lee, nodded and wanted to know the story, too.
Grandpa laughed, "Of course I can. Haven't you asked mommy and daddy yourselves?"
Erin shook her head yes "Mommy and daddy would just smile at each other and tell me, 'Later sweetie.'"
Grandpa looked into the eyes of his grandchildren who were eager to know, "I'll tell you. But keep it a secret from mommy and daddy, ok?" The children nodded excitedly and sat by grandpa's legs, "Okay..it all starts on a cool summer day..."
"Dawn! Who's that next door?" asked one of Dawn's best friends, Leaf.
Dawn came up to the window Leaf was looking at in her room, "I'm not sure, probably the new neighbors I was telling you about last week. Looks like they finally came."
"Hey! There's a boy there. He looks like he's our age," Leaf said just staring at him
"Are you suggesting something?" Dawn asked jokingly.
"Oh god no, I have Gary. I'm suggesting something for you! C'mon! Take the chance and talk to someone else besides Barry!" Leaf asked pleading with her.
Dawn sighed and sat on the nearest chair, "Me and Barry have been through so much. I have a feeling we're going to get back together soon, anyways."
"Sure. Sure," Leaf said rolling her eyes.
Dawn and Barry had been dating on and off for almost a year now. They've been having so many problems to the minor, "I hate your outfit," and "This is the wrong drink," to major problems like, parents not liking who they were dating and even the accusation of cheating. They were an oncoming storm and there friends were always waiting for a flood. The latest break up was over some stupid thing with another girl looking at Barry. Dawn broke up Barry and now she's just waiting to see when and if he's going to come back. He always did, but Dawn always had a sense of insecurity that he wasn't. But that's how she knows he loves her, when he comes back for her.
About fifteen minutes later, Dawn's mother came into the room, "Dawn! Leaf! You want to go say hi to the neighbors?"
Danw and Leaf looked at each other. Leaf raised an eyebrow at Dawn and Dawn sighed. Leaf replied, "We'd love to, Ms. Berlitz!"
"Great! Let's go!" said Dawn's mother, petting her Glameow on the way down stairs to leave.
"We're going to meet him! Isn't this great, Dawn?" Leaf teased.
"Barry is going to text or call any minute. What if he does while we're over there?" Dawn asked.
Leaf grabbed her phone from her hands, "No. You're going to enjoy some new people! Have fun for once! Let's go!"
Dawn sulked as Leaf dragged her down the stairs to see her mom. All three of them left to go the house next door.
Dawn's mother knocked on the door. An older man, probably the man of the house, opened it, "Yes?"
"Hi! You're the new people in the neighborhood, right? I'm Johanna, and this is my daughter Dawn, and her friend Leaf. We're you're neighbors to the right," she said with such happiness in her voice. No one usually would move into the house next to theres, and she was happy to see new faces.
"Oh, uh. I'm Robert. My wife and kid are inside, would you like to come in?" he asked.
"Sure, Robert," Johanna said happily. There were still boxes that needed unpacking in the living room, but they had most of there things set up, like a couch and tv. Robert's wife and kid were inside just watching the tv, probably taking a break from unpacking.
"Uh, Lily, Paul, these are the neighbors, neighbors, Lily and Paul," Robert said awkwardly.
Dawn's mother waved still as happy as ever, "Hiii! I'm Johanna! This is my kid, Dawn, and her friend Leaf."
"I'm Lily and this is my son Paul," Lily said. She was smiling, but not as smiley as Ms. Berlitz.
Leaf quickly shook Paul's hand and then gestured Dawn to do the same. So she did, "Hey, I'm Dawn."
"Paul," he said. Dawn looked straight into his eyes and they were stone cold. Leaf noticed them too, but didn't make anything of it.
"So! Where are you guys from?" Dawn tried to ask acting happily so it would break the awkward that her mom brought them into.
"We're from Veilstone City. Too much hustle and bustly for us," Lily said looking at Robert, who had a look of longing in his eyes.
"Yeah, the roads are brutal over there. This nice little town is just right for us," Robert said trying to take Paul under his wing, but Paul refused.
"I'm going to unpack," Paul said rushing up the stairs.
"He seems strange..." Dawn thought when she came up with the best thing, "Do you have him enrolled into Sandgem High?"
Robert looked at Dawn peculiarly , "Isn't there a high school in this town?"
"Nah, the nearest one is in Sandgem town, which is only about 15 to 20 minutes away," Dawn explained.
"Oh, Lily, did you-" Robert asked his wife.
Lily looked surprised, "Doesn't school start next week?"
Leaf and Dawn tried to contain the giggles and shook there head no.
"Oh Shuckles!When does it start?" Lily asked desperately.
"Tomorrow," Leaf said.
Lily and Robert had the most worried look on there faces, "I'm really sorry, but would you mind showing us the way to Sandgem High School?" Robert asked getting his keys.
"I don't mind at all! It's time to take Dawn's friend home too, and she lives around the area. Let's go children!" Dawn's mother said as she walked out of the house to get her own keys.
Dawn and Leaf were in the back seats of the car and texting each other back and forth so Dawn's mom wouldn't know what they were talking about on the car ride. While leaving the driveway, Dawn and Leaf could see that Paul was in the backseat of his car, too.
"So, what do you think of him?" Leaf texted.
"He's pretty attractive, but he's no Barry. ;)" Dawn replied.
"The first step is admitting that you think someone is attractive!" Leaf texted with happy expression on her face.
"Haha, sure. ;p." Dawn said actually letting out a giggle in the car.
"Did Barry even text you or call you or anything yet?" Leaf asked suspiciously.
"No. But no need to worry! This has been the longest we've gone without talking, but he'll give in eventually," Dawn replied defensive over Barry.
"If you say so. I mean, it's a new year. Junior year! Take the advantage of being single and let it all out!" Leaf said trying to get her friend away from getting Barry-crazy.
"How about you and Gary? Break up with him and be single if you're going to say that! ." Dawn texted angrily.
"But I love him. /.\" Leaf texted.
"And I love Barry," Dawn replied.
"Leaf! We're here! See you soon, darling!" Johanna said happily. Dawn was always wondering how her mom looked so happy.
Leaf looked up to see that they were already at her house, "Oh, thanks for dropping me off, Ms. Berlitz! See you tomorrow, Dawn," Leaf said as she left the car.
"So, did the neighbors find Sandgem?" Dawn asked her mother as she moved up to shotgun.
"They're still behind us, dear," Johanna said.
"Oh, well. Let's get on the road mom!" Dawn said happily.
Dawn and her mother finally got to Sandgem High school with there neighbors closely behind.
Everyone got out of the car to check on each other.
"Thank you so much, I'm sorry, you're name was Josie, right?" Robert joked.
Dawn's mother laughed, "Haha, it's Johanna. So, are you guys going to be fine from here? Or do you want me and Dawn to stay for a while and help you guys out?"
"Actually, would you please stay with us for a while, it's an unfamiliar town and all. I have an idea! Johanna, you can help us with enrollment papers, and Dawn could show our boy around the school!" Lily said happily.
Dawn looked at her mom, wondering what she was going to say, but knowing her, they were going to help. And her assumptions were right and by the time she knew it Paul and Dawn were walking alone in a hallway with their parents in the office trying to figure out everything.
"So Paul, you ready to come here? It's kind of small, but I'm sure you'll get used to it!" Dawn tried to say happily, but it was too awkward, even for her.
Paul just looked at her and then looked back at the classrooms. Dawn was explaining them all as they passed, "Okay, this is the Sandslash hallway, all of the teachers in this hallway love the Sandslahes and math, everyone here is nice, but they do have a bad side, so don't try and get on it...oh yeah! And don't fall asleep during a class, the teachers here will pour flour on you," Dawn looked away from a classroom, "I figured that out the hard way."
That got a little smile out of Paul, but Dawn was too busy trying to figure out her own way around the school. They got to the staircase and saw all the sports posters and everything and Dawn tried to explain them on the way up, "We are the Sandgem Smeargles, we will give you all these hurdles, we cannot be beat, cause we always bring the heat!"
Paul looked at her weirdly after she did that. Dawn smiled then explained herself, "I'm in cheer. That was a cheer for one of our games. You should go to a football game sometime, even if the season doesn't start until September. But anyways! The only thing our school is known for is swiming, tennis, and cheer. But we have fun doing all the sports."
Paul remembered back at his old school in Veilstone would always talk about sports like basketball, soccer, and football. He figured that since they passed the shore on the way over to the high school that that's why they're known for swimming.
"Okay, now we're in mean teacher alley way," Dawn started, "We have lots of names for our hallways, that's just so we don't get lost if you're wondering. You have to pass here to get to the cafeteria, which sucks, but they keep us from being rowdy."
Dawn and Paul stopped when they heard the intercom was on, "Dawn and Paul to the office, time to go."
Dawn laughed, "That was the secretary Ms. Sherrie. She will be one of the nicest people you'll ever meet!"
That comment actually got Paul to look into Dawn's eyes for the first time. He noticed that her eyes were a deep shade of blue. The kind that is beautiful, but is usually unnoticed. "I wonder how popular she is," Paul thought.
Dawn and her mom directed Paul and his family back to Twinleaf town. In the car, Dawn was always checking her phone, but when she was with Paul she didn't. Dawn forgot about Barry when she was with Paul. "Oh my god, Dawn, what are you thinking? Barry's the one. He's going to text you, no need to worry," Dawn thought.
"So Dawn, are you ready for tomorrow?" Her mom asked at a stoplight.
Dawn was too focused on her phone when she heard her mom ask her that, so it took her a second to answer, "Oh what? Yeah of course I'm ready mom! No need to worry!"
"When you say that, you know I get even more worried," Dawn's mom said with the worry in her voice.
"Oh, haha. Sorry," Dawn said.
"Oh! I'm judging a contest in Jubilife this Friday, so I won't be home this weekend. Are you going to ask a friend to stay over?" Dawn's mom asked.
"Probably," Dawn replied.
Dawn and her mom finally got home. Dawn checked her phone for the last time that night and noticed Barry still hasn't texted her or anything. This was the longest they haven't talked. Right as Dawn set her phone down her phone buzzed.
It was Barry, "We need to talk tomorrow."
Dawn quickly responded, "Why can't we talk now?"
Barry replied just as quick as her, "Don't worry about it."
"Hey! That's my line," Dawn smiled at what she said. Barry didn't respond after that.
A/N: Hello readers! This is my first DawnxPaul story. I hope you enjoyed the first chapter. I would like to know, do you think there should be a love triangle between Barry, Dawn, and Paul? If you'd like, leave a review and tell me what you think! Have a wonderful day now. (:
