Well this is my second story and I wanted to try something different, a shipping story. Note that in this story there are no pokémon, kind of like high-school (though they won't spend much time there). So I hope you enjoy.

Chapter 1: Step Up

I was never a particularly happy person. And I had good reason to. Nothing ever seems to go my way. Most of my life was spent getting bullied, not because I was nerdy, but because most of the guys were jealous. Most of the girls thought I was the best looking guy in the school, though most of them were just nuisances, especially my girlfriend Misty. I had started going out with her because my best friend Brock had told me she was a nice person. If she was nice then I'd hate to meet a mean one.

She was clingy and annoying. She complained if I spent too much time with my friends. She always wanted gifts, and I'm not talking about flowers and chocolates. She wanted things like shoes and purses. To make matters worse she expected me to stay on the phone with her for at least five hours a day.

Today was currently a Saturday and my seventeenth birthday. But instead of me enjoying it, I was at one of Misty's swim meets. She was in first place like always, her long orange hair trailing behind her. That was the only thing I like about Misty now, her hair. I really don't know why but I love girls with really long hair. Anyways, when it was all over Misty quickly left to shower before, I took her to the movies without my friends of course.

"So Ash how did you like my swimming today?" She asked with a big smile as if she already knew the answer.

I wanted to scream 'NO, I'm tired of your boring swim meets. I want to spend time with my friends and enjoy my birthday, not getting bored to death by you and your Twilight movies.' But instead I just said, "Yes". We of course spent the time at the movies watching said Twilight movie. It wasn't too bad but it would have been much better with Brock's complaining or May's awing. Instead I got another evening with Misty sticking her tongue at all of the jealous girls and being all clingy.

Little did I know that life would pay me back for all the trash it's put me through.

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Today was another boring day. I got asked out by Kenny, yet again and went through another annoying episode with Paul. Couldn't he just leave me alone? I just got done buying a present for my best friend and crush Ash. I had a crush o him since we were all ten.

We had all met as little kids at a private school since all of our families were well off. We currently were at one of the best private schools in the whole world. I personally liked it, not for the prestige but because it allowed anyone with talent. The school often gave out scholarships to the poorer people who wanted to stay.

Of course for every ounce of kindness shown by the school the students countered it. Most of them were complete snobs though there were a few exceptions. Brock was one. His dad was an archeologist and his mom was a, for lack of a better word, a treasure hunter. She often went diving and found treasure, often without trying. May and Max's parents were the leaders of Hoenn and of course were rich.

And me? I was literally a princess. My name is Dawn Berlitz, the princess of Sinnoh. Though it wasn't a large kingdom, it was mine to rule someday. I wanted to be just like my mom, kind and just. Because of where I was ranked a lot of people wanted to go out with me. Some even wanted to marry me, and I was only sixteen! It was one of the reasons I like Ash. He was kind and treated me like a person, not like a thing to be used for a higher goal. The problem with me was that I HAD to get married to get my kingdom. And of course the male would get to make most of the decisions, since most were pricks with no compassion. My mom's husband, another selfish bum, had died as king and that left my mom as the leader by default.

I didn't want my husband to die but I wanted a nice one as well, and Ash was the one I wanted, though there was one obstacle in the way. Misty was Ash's girl though I don't know what he saw in her. She was spoiled and she was a brat. She looked down on all of the scholarship students and was just mean. What she didn't know is that Ash was a scholarship student as well. Though he was well off he and his mom were always sick. They only had so much money because his dad was racking it in, though no one knew who he was. I only knew because I accidentally over heard him talking to it to Brock.

I didn't know that today my dream would come true though.

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Misty and me were arguing, again. She was mad because my gift only cost me $49.99 instead of at least sixty dollars. Finally we got to the yelling part, and when I mean us I mean her. She kept yelling about how much I didn't love her when I snapped.

"Misty, WILL YOU SHUT UP!" And with that her face froze and she had a good reason to be; in all the time we had been together I never once rose my voice, and today just was not her day. "Do you even think about any one else? Do you know what today is?"

Misty stuttered as she tried to think and answer at the same time. "I… don't know…"

Of course I knew she didn't know but that certainly did NOT make me feel better. "Well Misty, to day is my birthday. Do you know what people do on their birthdays? They have fun and spend time with their friends." Misty was once again trying to talk but I cut her off. "Instead I've been dragged around by you the whole day. Doing things you like and not having a chance to say anything with out you yelling and ranting." At this time Misty looked like she was torn between wanting to yell or cry but right now I didn't care. For one I was mad at her. And for two my heart was acting up from me getting mad.

We both sat in silence before Misty began to talk again. "Is that what you think after all I've done for you?"

Now I was mad. "DONE FOR ME! MISTY WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME? NOTHING, I'VE DONE MORE FOR YOU IN THE LAST MONTH THAN YOU PROBABLY HAVE DONE FOR OTHERS YOUR WHOLE LIFE!" Now we were both yelling before I finished our relationship for good. "Misty," I said in a quiet voice, "it's over." And with that I walked out the door clutching my heart out of physical and mental pain.

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I ran as fast as I could away from Misty's home ignoring her yells for me to stop. I didn't care about her being mad. I didn't care that my heart felt like it was going to burst I just needed to get away from everything, though I came a lot closer to it than I thought I ever would. My tears blurred my eyes and my ears were turned deaf from ignoring Misty so there was no way I could have saved myself. Because right then in the middle of the road I was running past a car was zooming past. He didn't notice me until the last moment and tried to stop but in vain. And finally I saw the car but it was too late for me to do anything. But right before the car plowed right into me I saw a flash of blue and I was out of the way.

I looked up at the 'blue flash' that saved up me before my heart lurched, the shock of almost getting hit by the car sending me over the edge. And for the third time of my life I had a heart attack.

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I was walking towards Misty's house. I didn't like her but I really wanted to give Ash my present. It was the new pokémon game from the series that he loved so much. It wasn't set to come out until next week but I wanted to give it to him now, even if it did cost a bit more. As I walked down the road I saw a familiar boy with greenish black hair running past the road, completely unaware of the car about to end his life.

"ASH!" I screamed but he did hear me. The car was about to hit him when I dove at him from I was. If I had been any further away I would have been crushed along with him, but I manage to get him out the way in time. "What were thinking?" I yelled at him after we landed on the other side of the road. But I noticed the way he was clutching his hear and knew what was happening. I quickly went into my purse and pulled out a needle with a bit of medicine in it. And quickly found the vein on his wrist and shoved the needle it, the medicine quickly going into his system. I needed to get him to the hospital, the medicine was only meant to post-pone the attack.

Now the man from the car was by me asking if he was okay. I quickly founded my voice and answered, "Yes but I have to get him to the hospital!" The man with squinted eyes and brown hair was none other than Brock. I couldn't believe I didn't notice who it was till now though it was pretty dark outside. He helped pick up ash and put him in the car. We both got in and he drove as quickly as he could to get to the hospital.

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I sat beside Brock as we both waited for news on Ash. We both tried to start some small talk to at least lessen the weight of the situation but we couldn't. It was so bad that a pretty nurse had walked by Brock and he didn't even look! We sat there in silence before Ash's mom came into the room. She was about to go into Ash's room when one of the people on guard stopped her, much to her dismay, and soon she was sitting down with us. It wasn't until an hour had passed that we were aloud in.

"Hey mom." came the weak reply from Ash when he saw us. He didn't look well and who could blame him after just having come close to having a heart attack. The doctor was rambling on about how his condition was stable though we all ignored him, we were all glad Ash was all right. Unfortunately he didn't go home with Brock or his mom. He just said he wanted some time alone and left to who knows where. I for one wasn't having any of that however.

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I was glad that my friends saved me and all but right now I just wanted to be away from everything. The moment I got the chance I was gone. I quickly walked, being mindful of my heart this time, to my favorite location. It was an area in the forest that only a few people knew about. It was about sixteen feet wide in every direction and was completely surrounded by trees. The light from the moon shone in brilliantly and for the first time in the last two hours I was in peace.

Now that I was at peace my mind started to wander. This was the place I played at when I first came to Almia academy, the name of our school. It was here I first met Brock, May, and Dawn, and Misty. They were good times before anyone of us knew how rich or important we were. We did all kinds of crazy things like imagining that pokémon were real, to playing tag, or even using wooden swords. Some of my happiest moments came from this place. If I ever got married this would be the place where I proposed. I had no idea that my life would take a dramatic turn here but as a famous Christian song said, 'late in the midnight hour God's going to turn it around'.

At exactly twelve o'clock Dawn came into the field. I was puzzled to why she was out her when it was so dark though I didn't ask. I mean I was out here right? She smiled when she finally saw me. "I knew you would be here." She said before coming to stand by me. We stood there for a while before she reached into her purse and pulling out the pokémon game. "Happy birthday." She said before giving it to me.

While I was basically jumping in joy she stood there giggling and smiling. I turned to her before briefly hugging her and saying thank you. She smiled even more after that though slowly her smile disappeared. "Ash why were you running like that?" I stopped jumping at the question.

"Me and Misty had a break up." She gasped lightly before quickly saying sorry. "Don't worry; I was tired of being with her anyways. She was bossing and controlling and not a very good girlfriend."

"But it still hurt didn't it." Dawn said and I just nodded. After that we stood there for a while before Dawn spook up. "Okay, since tomorrow is a Saturday I'll take you out for your birthday." I was about to say something when she shushed me. "It's the least I can do for a friend. Besides you didn't have a birthday party." 'Please say yes. I know you don't like me but please say yes.' were Dawn's thoughts as she basically asked Ash out on a date. I smiled at her attempt to make me feel better and decided to do my good deed for the day.

"Sure Dawn, I'll be at your house by eight in the morning." And with that we both walked our separate ways; Dawn quietly squealing happily while I just was smiling. Who knows maybe this was life picking up.